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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Collective investment scheme

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Accrued interest

The interest earned on a gilt since the last dividend date. When buying a gilt, the buyer pays the accrued interest at the time of a transaction to the seller in addition to the clean price of the gilt
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Synthetic ETFs

An ETF that that reproduces the return of an index through the use of swaps.
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Accounting standards

The rules a company follows when preparing financial statements.
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Limit order

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Capital

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Quick ratio

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Fixed Income

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

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