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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ESG investing

ESG is a hot topic right now for investors. Understand what ESG investing is all about and how you can use it to diversify your portfolio.
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Yield

Income from an investment as a percentage of its current price.
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Technical Analysis

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

What is a gilt?
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Bed & ISA

Understand what Bed and ISA is and how it works
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Coupon

Also called a dividend, this is the fixed annual interest paid to gilt holders. It’s usually paid in two equal, semi-annual instalments and expressed as a percentage of the nominal value of the gilt.
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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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Limit order

Learn what a limit order is and how to use it to make the most of your portfolio.
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Oligopoly

A situation in which a market or industry is controlled by a small group of companies.
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