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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Balance sheet

A summary of a company's finances, including its assets, liabilities and shareholder equity.
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Yield to maturity (YTM)

What is yield to maturity and why is it useful?
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Withholding Tax

A tax deduction made at the source of the payment.
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Coupon

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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Diversification

An investment strategy in which money is put into a variety assets.
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Quick ratio

Learn what quick ratio stands for in financial terms and how to calculate it.
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Year to Date (YTD)

A period of time that starts with the first day of the current calendar year and ends with today.
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Spot Rate

The currency exchange rate a bank quotes, valid with immediate effect.
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Money weighted rate of return

Learn what Money Weighted Rate of Return or MWRR stands for in finance.
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