Interest Rate

The amount of money made or lost from an investment. Usually expressed as a percentage.

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

A set of standards which investors use to present their investment results.

Understand what compound interest means and how it's calculated

Gilts where the dividends and principal repayments are fixed in nominal terms. This is as opposed to an index-linked gilt where the dividends and principal repayments are related to movements in the Retail Prices Index (RPI).

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

These are stocks in companies that are considered to be “growing”. These companies may be delivering new products and services, or entering new markets.

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.

The money you pay when investing.