Inflation

The moment new shares are officially admitted to the stock exchange and open to trading for everyone.

Also called a dividend, this is the fixed annual interest paid to gilt holders. It’s usually paid in two equal, semi-annual instalments and expressed as a percentage of the nominal value of the gilt.

A summary of a company's income and expenses over a set period of time.

The money you pay when investing.

Trading in new shares before they’re officially admitted to the exchange, on the condition that admission goes ahead.

A physical/digital place where stockbrokers and traders can buy and sell securities.

A collective investment scheme the investors pay money into in exchange for units. The money is invested in a diversified portfolio of assets.

Unique to the UK, these funds pool together money to invest from multiple investors.

Understand what compound interest means and how it's calculated