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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United States Dollar (USD)

The famous greenback our friends in the US use as currency.
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Costs and Charges

The money you pay when investing.
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Bond

Learn what a bond is
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Zero coupon bonds

What is a zero coupon bond?
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Volatility

A measure of how much the prices of an asset or index vary over time.
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Beta

Learn what Beta stands for in finance.
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Investment Trust

A company that pools money together from multiple investors and then invests it.
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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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Net asset value

Mutual funds and investment trusts are priced on their net asset value (NAV).
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