Inflation

A security that is sold outside of an exchange.

A tax deduction made at the source of the payment.

London Stock Exchange, which was founded in 1571 and now has a market cap of almost $5 trillion.

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

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.

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

The money you pay when investing.

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