Net Income (NI)

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

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

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Clean price

The quoted price of a gilt, which excludes accrued interest
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Hedge Fund

Investment funds that are often associated with riskier and shorter-term trading strategies.
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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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Retail Prices Index (RPI)

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.
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Interest Rate

The amount a lender charges for lending your money, or a borrower pays you for borrowing your money.
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Geometric Mean Return

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

Find out what quantitative easing is and how central banks use this monetary measure to encourage economic growth.
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Alpha

The percentage by which an investor outperforms a relevant benchmark.
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Time-Weighted Rate of Return (TWRR)

A return calculated over the time period invested, that excludes extraneous elements, such as deposits to and withdrawals from the investment accounted.
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