What is the 'NYSE'? Definition & meaning

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Dividends

Find out what dividends are and how they can contribute to the growth of your investment portfolio.

Income statement

A summary of a company's income and expenses over a set period of time.

DMO

The United Kingdom Debt Management Office. It’s an executive agency responsible for managing the government’s debt and cash needs, primarily through issuing gilts and Treasury bills.

Alpha

The percentage by which an investor outperforms a relevant benchmark.

Xetra

A trading venue operated by the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

Wall Street

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

Dirty price

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

Leverage

A method of trading using borrowed money that usually involves a very high level of risk.

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.

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