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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Running yield

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

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

A measure of how much the prices of an asset or index vary over time.
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Bed & ISA

Understand what Bed and ISA is and how it works
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Over-The-Counter (OTC)

A security that is sold outside of an exchange.
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Accrued interest

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
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American Depository Receipts (ADRs)

Tradeable assets that let Americans invest in overseas stocks using US laws and dollars.
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Venture Capital

A type of financing that investors provide to startups, who sometimes announce getting said financing in TechCrunch, to big fanfare.
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Hedge Fund

Investment funds that are often associated with riskier and shorter-term trading strategies.
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