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Value Investing

The art of buying shares which trade below their value, according to the analysis of the value investor.

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.

Stock Exchange

A physical/digital place where stockbrokers and traders can buy and sell securities.

Yield to maturity (YTM)

What is yield to maturity and why is it useful?

Synthetic ETFs

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

Profit and Loss Statement (P&L)

A statement that summarises firm's expenses, costs, and revenues incurred during a time period. AKA income statement.

Rate of Return

Profit on an investment, expressed as a percentage of the investment.

Dirty price

The total price payable on the purchase of a gilt. It’s calculated as the clean price plus accrued interest.

Conventional gilts

Gilts where the dividends and principal repayments are fixed in nominal terms. This is as opposed to an index-linked gilt where the dividends and principal repayments are related to movements in the Retail Prices Index (RPI).

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