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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Growth stocks

These are stocks in companies that are considered to be “growing”. These companies may be delivering new products and services, or entering new markets.
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Yield curve

A graphical representation of interest rates over time
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After-hours trading

Trading outside of a stock exchange's opening hours.
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Limit order

Learn what a limit order is and how to use it to make the most of your portfolio.
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Clean price

The quoted price of a gilt, which excludes accrued interest
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Quantitative easing

Find out what quantitative easing is and how central banks use this monetary measure to encourage economic growth.
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Gilt

What is a gilt?
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Geometric Mean Return

A way of calculating compound returns on an investment or savings over a set period of time.
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Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Product (PRIIP)

An investment where, regardless of its legal form, the amount repayable to the retail investor is subject to fluctuations.
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