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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.

index-linked gilts

Gilts where the dividends and principal repayments are related to movements in the Retail Prices Index (RPI). This is as opposed to a conventional gilt, where the dividends and principal repayments are fixed in nominal terms.

Retail Prices Index (RPI)

An index published each month by the Office for National Statistics, which measures the level of retail prices in the UK. Cash flows on all index-linked gilts are linked to the RPI.

Total Return

This is the measurement of a fund’s performance in a specific period.

Hedge Fund

Investment funds that are often associated with riskier and shorter-term trading strategies.

Time-Weighted Rate of Return (TWRR)

A return calculated over the time period invested, that excludes extraneous elements, such as deposits to and withdrawals from the investment accounted.

Equity ETF

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

Quantitative easing

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

Stock Market

A place where shares of publicly listed companies are traded.

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