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.

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Gilt

What is a gilt?
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Inflation

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

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.
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W-8BEN Form

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

We look at what earnings per share mean and how to calculate it
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Rate of Return

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

Listing a company on a stock exchange, or the shares that are genuinely up for grabs once it’s there.
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Running yield

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

Learn what a margin call stands for in financial terms.
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