Interest Rate

The amount of money a company would be left with by subtracting its liabilities from the value of its assets.

An index published each month by the Office for National Statistics, which measures the level of retail prices in the UK. Cash flows on all index-linked gilts are linked to the RPI.

A type of financing that investors provide to startups, who sometimes announce getting said financing in TechCrunch, to big fanfare.

What is a gilt?

A US stock exchange specialising in the shares of technology companies.

A debt instrument issued by the UK government with a maturity of less than one year.

The rules a company follows when preparing financial statements.

A method of trading using borrowed money that usually involves a very high level of risk.

What is yield to maturity and why is it useful?