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The moment new shares are officially admitted to the stock exchange and open to trading for everyone.

An index published each month by the Office for National Statistics, which measures the level of retail prices in the UK. Cash flows on all index-linked gilts are linked to the RPI.

Trading outside of a stock exchange's opening hours.

Gilts where the dividends and principal repayments are related to movements in the Retail Prices Index (RPI). This is as opposed to a conventional gilt, where the dividends and principal repayments are fixed in nominal terms.

Non-US individuals and businesses may have to file this form for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the US tax authority.

Going public without the traditional IPO. Existing shares, straight onto the exchange, no new money raised.

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

A street in New York that became a figure of speech for the financial markets of the US.

A summary of a company's finances, including its assets, liabilities and shareholder equity.