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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Inflation

The increase in the prices of goods and services over time, and the process by which money loses its value.
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Leverage

A method of trading using borrowed money that usually involves a very high level of risk.
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Value stocks

Stocks in companies that aren’t necessarily growing fast, but instead are dependable and stable.
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Free Trade

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

A type of financing that investors provide to startups, who sometimes announce getting said financing in TechCrunch, to big fanfare.
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Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF)

A collection of investments, pooled into a single fund that can be bought and sold on a stock exchange.
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Investment Trust

A company that pools money together from multiple investors and then invests it.
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Clean price

The quoted price of a gilt, which excludes accrued interest
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SPAC

Find our what a SPAc or special purpose acquisition company is.
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