Maturity date

The date on which a gilt is redeemed and the gilt holder receives the repayment of the nominal amount and final dividend or coupon payment.

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Retail Prices Index (RPI)

An index published each month by the Office for National Statistics, which measures the level of retail prices in the UK. Cash flows on all index-linked gilts are linked to the RPI.
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Withholding Tax

A tax deduction made at the source of the payment.
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Zero coupon bonds

What is a zero coupon bond?
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Oligopoly

A situation in which a market or industry is controlled by a small group of companies.
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Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)

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

An investment strategy in which money is put into a variety assets.
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Money weighted rate of return

Learn what Money Weighted Rate of Return or MWRR stands for in finance.
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Technical Analysis

Examining price movements of shares and other assets, and trying to predict how they will move in the future.
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IPO

When a private company sells shares to the public for the first time. Its stock market debut, basically.
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