What is a 'nominal amount'? Definition & meaning

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Fundamentals

The data or information that is likely to impact a company's stock price.

Clean price

The quoted price of a gilt, which excludes accrued interest

NYSE

The world's largest stock exchange. Wall St HQ.

Coupon

Also called a dividend, this is the fixed annual interest paid to gilt holders. It’s usually paid in two equal, semi-annual instalments and expressed as a percentage of the nominal value of the gilt.

UK Treasury bill

A debt instrument issued by the UK government with a maturity of less than one year.

Equity ETF

An exchange-traded fund that is comprised of a set of stocks.

Holding Period Return

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

Maturity date

The date on which a gilt is redeemed and the gilt holder receives the repayment of the nominal amount and final dividend or coupon payment.

Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF)

A collection of investments, pooled into a single fund that can be bought and sold on a stock exchange.

Nominal amount