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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.

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Forward pricing

Mutual funds are traded on a forward pricing basis, meaning the price you see will be different to the price you may trade at.

Net Asset Value (NAV)

The value of a company's assets relative to the number of shares it has.

Gilt

What is a gilt?

Zero coupon bonds

What is a zero coupon bond?

Base rate

What's the base rate?

Fixed Income

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

United States Dollar (USD)

The famous greenback our friends in the US use as currency.

Gross Margin

The difference between a company's revenue and the cost to produce its goods/services, divided by revenue.

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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