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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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Total Return

This is the measurement of a fund’s performance in a specific period.
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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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Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT)

An investment trust specialised in investing in commercial property such as parking garages or GP offices.
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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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Net asset value

Mutual funds and investment trusts are priced on their net asset value (NAV).
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52-week high/low

The highest, or lowest, price a share has traded at in a passing year.
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Xetra

A trading venue operated by the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
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OEIC

Unique to the UK, these funds pool together money to invest from multiple investors.
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Growth stocks

These are stocks in companies that are considered to be “growing”. These companies may be delivering new products and services, or entering new markets.
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