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London Stock Exchange, which was founded in 1571 and now has a market cap of almost $5 trillion.

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.

Understand what compound interest means and how it's calculated

A physical/digital place where stockbrokers and traders can buy and sell securities.

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

The currency exchange rate a bank quotes, valid with immediate effect.

The data or information that is likely to impact a company's stock price.

We look at what is a depository and what role they play in keeping markets work.

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