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Maturity date

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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Annualised Rate of Return

The average annual return an investor sees over a set period of time.

Professional Client

An investor that is able to meet several regulatory criteria.

Quick ratio

Learn what quick ratio stands for in financial terms and how to calculate it.

Dirty price

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

UK Treasury bill

A debt instrument issued by the UK government with a maturity of less than one year.

ESG investing

ESG is a hot topic right now for investors. Understand what ESG investing is all about and how you can use it to diversify your portfolio.

Arithmetic Mean

The sum of a set of numbers added together and then divided by the total amount of numbers in that set.

Limit order

Learn what a limit order is and how to use it to make the most of your portfolio.

Wall Street

A street in New York that became a figure of speech for the financial markets of the US.

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