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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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Oligopoly

A situation in which a market or industry is controlled by a small group of companies.

Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)

A set of standards which investors use to present their investment results.

Net Asset Value (NAV)

The value of a company's assets relative to the number of shares it has.

Quantitative easing

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

Wall Street

A street in New York that became a figure of speech for the financial markets of the US.

OEIC

Unique to the UK, these funds pool together money to invest from multiple investors.

Geometric Mean Return

A way of calculating compound returns on an investment or savings over a set period of time.

Venture Capital Trust (VCT)

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

Synthetic ETFs

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

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