Inflation

When a private company sells shares to the public for the first time. Its stock market debut, basically.

Non-US individuals and businesses may have to file this form for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the US tax authority.

The amount of money a company would be left with by subtracting its liabilities from the value of its assets.

The date on which a gilt is redeemed and the gilt holder receives the repayment of the nominal amount and final dividend or coupon payment.

The famous greenback our friends in the US use as currency.

An investment where, regardless of its legal form, the amount repayable to the retail investor is subject to fluctuations.

The face value of a gilt. It represents the amount that will be repaid to the holder at maturity and is also used to calculate the dividend or coupon payment.

The rules a company follows when preparing financial statements.

Find out what quantitative easing is and how central banks use this monetary measure to encourage economic growth.