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Capital

Learn what financial capital means

Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)

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

American Depository Receipts (ADRs)

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

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.

Dividends

Find out what dividends are and how they can contribute to the growth of your investment portfolio.

Depository

We look at what is a depository and what role they play in keeping markets work.

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.

Clean price

The quoted price of a gilt, which excludes accrued interest

Hedge Fund

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

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