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Coupon

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.

Dividends

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

Synthetic ETFs

An ETF that that reproduces the return of an index through the use of swaps.

Net Asset Value (NAV)

The value of a company's assets relative to the number of shares it has.

Net asset value

Mutual funds and investment trusts are priced on their net asset value (NAV).

After-hours trading

Trading outside of a stock exchange's opening hours.

Total Return

This is the measurement of a fund’s performance in a specific period.

W-8BEN Form

Non-US individuals and businesses may have to file this form for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the US tax authority.

Stock Market

A place where shares of publicly listed companies are traded.

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