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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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Geometric Mean Return

A way of calculating compound returns on an investment or savings over a set period of time.

United States Dollar (USD)

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

Compound interest

Understand what compound interest means and how it's calculated

Net asset value

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

NYSE

The world's largest stock exchange. Wall St HQ.

Income statement

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

Dirty price

The total price payable on the purchase of a gilt. It’s calculated as the clean price plus accrued interest.

Interest Rate

The amount a lender charges for lending your money, or a borrower pays you for borrowing your money.

Zero-Sum Game

A situation in which one person's gain is another's loss.

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