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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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Gilt

What is a gilt?

Total Return

This is the measurement of a fund’s performance in a specific period.

Hypothesis Testing

A mathematical test used to determine whether a claim is true or false.

Net Asset Value (NAV)

The value of a company's assets relative to the number of shares it has.

Professional Client

An investor that is able to meet several regulatory criteria.

Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT)

An investment trust specialised in investing in commercial property such as parking garages or GP offices.

Arithmetic Mean

The sum of a set of numbers added together and then divided by the total amount of numbers in that set.

Junk Bond

A form of debt investment that carries higher risk because of the likelihood that the issuer will default.

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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