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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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Professional Client

An investor that is able to meet several regulatory criteria.

Stock Exchange

A physical/digital place where stockbrokers and traders can buy and sell securities.

Diversification

An investment strategy in which money is put into a variety assets.

Income statement

A summary of a company's income and expenses over a set period of time.

Annualised Rate of Return

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

Over-The-Counter (OTC)

A security that is sold outside of an exchange.

Free Trade

The other free trade. International trade in which countries allow goods to flow across their borders without imposing import or export taxes.

Venture Capital

A type of financing that investors provide to startups, who sometimes announce getting said financing in TechCrunch, to big fanfare.

Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Product (PRIIP)

An investment where, regardless of its legal form, the amount repayable to the retail investor is subject to fluctuations.

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