Investment Return

Find out what is the definition of the S&P 500 index.

What's the base rate?

Learn what a limit order is and how to use it to make the most of your portfolio.

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.

A statement that summarises firm's expenses, costs, and revenues incurred during a time period. AKA income statement.

Learn what a margin call stands for in financial terms.

A situation in which one person's gain is another's loss.

When a private company sells shares to the public for the first time. Its stock market debut, basically.

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