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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Equity

The amount of money a company would be left with by subtracting its liabilities from the value of its assets.
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Net Income (NI)

The money a firm is left with from sales after subtracting taxes and different business costs.
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Hypothesis Testing

A mathematical test used to determine whether a claim is true or false.
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Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)

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

A measure of how much the prices of an asset or index vary over time.
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UK Treasury bill

A debt instrument issued by the UK government with a maturity of less than one year.
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Margin call

Learn what a margin call stands for in financial terms.
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Compound interest

Understand what compound interest means and how it's calculated
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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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