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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Free Trade

The other free trade. International trade in which countries allow goods to flow across their borders without imposing import or export taxes.
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Accounting standards

The rules a company follows when preparing financial statements.
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Bed & ISA

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Holding Period Return

The amount of money generated by an asset during the time that it was held by an investor..
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S&P 500

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Clean price

The quoted price of a gilt, which excludes accrued interest
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United States Dollar (USD)

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

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

Examining price movements of shares and other assets, and trying to predict how they will move in the future.
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