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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Yield to maturity (YTM)

What is yield to maturity and why is it useful?
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Net Income (NI)

The money a firm is left with from sales after subtracting taxes and different business costs.
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After-hours trading

Trading outside of a stock exchange's opening hours.
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Equity

The amount of money a company would be left with by subtracting its liabilities from the value of its assets.
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Equity ETF

An exchange-traded fund that is comprised of a set of stocks.
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Stock Market

A place where shares of publicly listed companies are traded.
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Dirty price

The total price payable on the purchase of a gilt. It’s calculated as the clean price plus accrued interest.
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Accounting standards

The rules a company follows when preparing financial statements.
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index-linked gilts

Gilts where the dividends and principal repayments are related to movements in the Retail Prices Index (RPI). This is as opposed to a conventional gilt, where the dividends and principal repayments are fixed in nominal terms.
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