What is a 'nominal amount'? Definition & meaning

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NASDAQ

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

Retail Prices Index (RPI)

An index published each month by the Office for National Statistics, which measures the level of retail prices in the UK. Cash flows on all index-linked gilts are linked to the RPI.

Base rate

What's the base rate?

Conventional gilts

Gilts where the dividends and principal repayments are fixed in nominal terms. This is as opposed to an index-linked gilt where the dividends and principal repayments are related to movements in the Retail Prices Index (RPI).

Annualised Rate of Return

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

LSE

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

Hedge Fund

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

Venture Capital Trust (VCT)

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

Fixed Income

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

Nominal amount