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Interest Rate

Interest Rate

The amount a lender charges for lending your money, or a borrower pays you for borrowing your money.

The amount a lender charges for lending your money, or a borrower pays you for borrowing your money.

More terms

LSE

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

Technical Analysis

Examining price movements of shares and other assets, and trying to predict how they will move in the future.

Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT)

An investment trust specialised in investing in commercial property such as parking garages or GP offices.

Junk Bond

A form of debt investment that carries higher risk because of the likelihood that the issuer will default.

Fixed Income

An investment that provides a fixed rate of return, often over a specific set of time.

Maturity value

What's the maturity value of a bond?

Clean price

The quoted price of a gilt, which excludes accrued interest

Hedge Fund

Investment funds that are often associated with riskier and shorter-term trading strategies.

Running yield

The annual interest payment (dividend) divided by the current market price of a bond.

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