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Nominal amount

Nominal amount

The face value of a gilt. It represents the amount that will be repaid to the holder at maturity and is also used to calculate the dividend or coupon payment.

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Limit order

Learn what a limit order is and how to use it to make the most of your portfolio.

Venture Capital Trust (VCT)

A listed company run by a fund manager, investing mainly in private companies.e.

Forward pricing

Mutual funds are traded on a forward pricing basis, meaning the price you see will be different to the price you may trade at.

W-8BEN Form

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

Fundamentals

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

Fixed Income

An investment that provides a fixed rate of return, often over a specific set of time.

Hedge Fund

Investment funds that are often associated with riskier and shorter-term trading strategies.

Annualised Rate of Return

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

Bull market

We explain what a 'bull market' means

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