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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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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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Time-Weighted Rate of Return (TWRR)

A return calculated over the time period invested, that excludes extraneous elements, such as deposits to and withdrawals from the investment accounted.
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LSE

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

The amount of money a user has stored in a financial repository.
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The quoted price of a gilt, which excludes accrued interest
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A debt instrument issued by the UK government with a maturity of less than one year.
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