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Maturity value

What's the maturity value of a bond?
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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.
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Dirty price

The total price payable on the purchase of a gilt. It’s calculated as the clean price plus accrued interest.
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Year to Date (YTD)

A period of time that starts with the first day of the current calendar year and ends with today.
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Stock Exchange

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

Understand what compound interest means and how it's calculated
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Beta

Learn what Beta stands for in finance.
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Yield to maturity

What is yield to maturity and why is it useful?
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United States Dollar (USD)

The famous greenback our friends in the US use as currency.
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