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The highest, or lowest, price a share has traded at in a passing year.

Gilts where the dividends and principal repayments are fixed in nominal terms. This is as opposed to an index-linked gilt where the dividends and principal repayments are related to movements in the Retail Prices Index (RPI).

The difference between a company's revenue and the cost to produce its goods/services, divided by revenue.

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

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.

A legal requirement for financial firms to understand exactly who their customers are. Used to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing.

A situation in which one person's gain is another's loss.

The average annual return an investor sees over a set period of time.

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