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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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American Depository Receipts (ADRs)

Tradeable assets that let Americans invest in overseas stocks using US laws and dollars.

Annualised Rate of Return

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

Investment Trust

A company that pools money together from multiple investors and then invests it.

Bond

Learn what a bond is

Key Information Document (KID)

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

Venture Capital

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

Unicorn

A startup valued at over £1 billion. They are rare, hence the name.

Holding Period Return

The amount of money generated by an asset during the time that it was held by an investor..

Limit order

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

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