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Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

A means of calculating the potential future return on an investment.

A means of calculating the potential future return on an investment.

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The world's largest stock exchange. Wall St HQ.
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Fundamentals

The data or information that is likely to impact a company's stock price.
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Nominal amount

The face value of a gilt. It represents the amount that will be repaid to the holder at maturity and is also used to calculate the dividend or coupon payment.
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Income statement

A summary of a company's income and expenses over a set period of time.
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index-linked gilts

Gilts where the dividends and principal repayments are related to movements in the Retail Prices Index (RPI). This is as opposed to a conventional gilt, where the dividends and principal repayments are fixed in nominal terms.
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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.
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Maturity value

What's the maturity value of a bond?
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Compound interest

Understand what compound interest means and how it's calculated
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Spot Rate

The currency exchange rate a bank quotes, valid with immediate effect.
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