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NYSE
The world's largest stock exchange. Wall St HQ.
The world's largest stock exchange. Wall St HQ.
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Venture Capital Trust (VCT)
A listed company run by a fund manager, investing mainly in private companies.e.
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NASDAQ
A US stock exchange specialising in the shares of technology companies.
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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.
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Know Your Customer (KYC)
A legal requirement for financial firms to understand exactly who their customers are. Used to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing.
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Account balance
The amount of money a user has stored in a financial repository.
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Fundamentals
The data or information that is likely to impact a company's stock price.
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Yield to maturity
What is yield to maturity and why is it useful?
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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.
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OEIC
Unique to the UK, these funds pool together money to invest from multiple investors.
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