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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Stock Exchange

A physical/digital place where stockbrokers and traders can buy and sell securities.
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Account balance

The amount of money a user has stored in a financial repository.
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Bond

Learn what a bond is
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Gilt

What is a gilt?
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Bull market

We explain what a 'bull market' means
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Oligopoly

A situation in which a market or industry is controlled by a small group of companies.
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ESG investing

ESG is a hot topic right now for investors. Understand what ESG investing is all about and how you can use it to diversify your portfolio.
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Rate of Return

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

The interest earned on a gilt since the last dividend date. When buying a gilt, the buyer pays the accrued interest at the time of a transaction to the seller in addition to the clean price of the gilt
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