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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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London Stock Exchange, which was founded in 1571 and now has a market cap of almost $5 trillion.

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Dirty price

The total price payable on the purchase of a gilt. It’s calculated as the clean price plus accrued interest.

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United States Dollar (USD)

The famous greenback our friends in the US use as currency.

Collective investment scheme

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Running yield

The annual interest payment (dividend) divided by the current market price of a bond.

Quick ratio

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Clean price

The quoted price of a gilt, which excludes accrued interest

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