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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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Time Value of Money

The concept that money you have now is more valuable than the same sum in the future.

Custodian bank

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After-hours trading

Trading outside of a stock exchange's opening hours.

NYSE

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

Technical Analysis

Examining price movements of shares and other assets, and trying to predict how they will move in the future.

Capital

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Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)

A set of standards which investors use to present their investment results.

Holding Period Return

The amount of money generated by an asset during the time that it was held by an investor..

Money weighted rate of return

Learn what Money Weighted Rate of Return or MWRR stands for in finance.

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