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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Bull market

We explain what a 'bull market' means
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Accounting standards

The rules a company follows when preparing financial statements.
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DMO

The United Kingdom Debt Management Office. It’s an executive agency responsible for managing the government’s debt and cash needs, primarily through issuing gilts and Treasury bills.
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Volatility

A measure of how much the prices of an asset or index vary over time.
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Compound interest

Understand what compound interest means and how it's calculated
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Margin call

Learn what a margin call stands for in financial terms.
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Clean price

The quoted price of a gilt, which excludes accrued interest
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Ponzi Scheme

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

A collective investment scheme the investors pay money into in exchange for units. The money is invested in a diversified portfolio of assets.
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