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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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Collective investment scheme

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Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)

A set of standards which investors use to present their investment results.

Clean price

The quoted price of a gilt, which excludes accrued interest

Maturity date

The date on which a gilt is redeemed and the gilt holder receives the repayment of the nominal amount and final dividend or coupon payment.

Venture Capital

A type of financing that investors provide to startups, who sometimes announce getting said financing in TechCrunch, to big fanfare.

Key Information Document (KID)

A document issued by an investment fund to help investors determine if it's the right fund for them.

NASDAQ

A US stock exchange specialising in the shares of technology companies.

Interest Rate

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

Capital

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