Maturity date

The quoted price of a gilt, which excludes accrued interest

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

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Listing a company on a stock exchange, or the shares that are genuinely up for grabs once it’s there.

Trading in new shares before they’re officially admitted to the exchange, on the condition that admission goes ahead.

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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A return calculated over the time period invested, that excludes extraneous elements, such as deposits to and withdrawals from the investment accounted.