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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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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Forward pricing

Mutual funds are traded on a forward pricing basis, meaning the price you see will be different to the price you may trade at.
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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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Clean price

The quoted price of a gilt, which excludes accrued interest
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Zero coupon bonds

What is a zero coupon bond?
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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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Limit order

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

A trading venue operated by the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
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Zero-Sum Game

A situation in which one person's gain is another's loss.
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