What is 'Internal Rate of Return (IRR)'?

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LSE

London Stock Exchange, which was founded in 1571 and now has a market cap of almost $5 trillion.

Yield to maturity

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Dividends

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NASDAQ

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

Withholding Tax

A tax deduction made at the source of the payment.

NYSE

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

Balance sheet

A summary of a company's finances, including its assets, liabilities and shareholder equity.

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.

Ponzi Scheme

A form of fraud designed to lure new investors, and pays the earlier backers by using the new investors' money.

Internal Rate of Return (IRR)