Inflation

A company that pools money together from multiple investors and then invests it.

A measure of how much the prices of an asset or index vary over time.

The interest earned on a gilt since the last dividend date. When buying a gilt, the buyer pays the accrued interest at the time of a transaction to the seller in addition to the clean price of the gilt

A summary of a company's finances, including its assets, liabilities and shareholder equity.

Mutual funds are traded on a forward pricing basis, meaning the price you see will be different to the price you may trade at.

Profit on an investment, expressed as a percentage of the investment.

The increase in the prices of goods and services over time, and the process by which money loses its value.

What is a gilt?

A method of trading using borrowed money that usually involves a very high level of risk.