Investment Return

The amount of money made or lost from an investment. Usually expressed as a percentage.

The amount of money made or lost from an investment. Usually expressed as a percentage.

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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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Free Trade

The other free trade. International trade in which countries allow goods to flow across their borders without imposing import or export taxes.
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Leverage

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

A physical/digital place where stockbrokers and traders can buy and sell securities.
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Retail Prices Index (RPI)

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.
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Arithmetic Mean

The sum of a set of numbers added together and then divided by the total amount of numbers in that set.
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Professional Client

An investor that is able to meet several regulatory criteria.
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Synthetic ETFs

An ETF that that reproduces the return of an index through the use of swaps.
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Dividends

Find out what dividends are and how they can contribute to the growth of your investment portfolio.
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