Investment Return

The moment new shares are officially admitted to the stock exchange and open to trading for everyone.

A set of standards which investors use to present their investment results.

The difference between a company's revenue and the cost to produce its goods/services, divided by revenue.

A graphical representation of interest rates over time

The interest earned on a gilt since the last dividend date. When buying a gilt, the buyer pays the accrued interest at the time of a transaction to the seller in addition to the clean price of the gilt

The annual interest payment (dividend) divided by the current market price of a bond.

The famous greenback our friends in the US use as currency.

What's the base rate?

Gilts where the dividends and principal repayments are fixed in nominal terms. This is as opposed to an index-linked gilt where the dividends and principal repayments are related to movements in the Retail Prices Index (RPI).