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Yield

Income from an investment as a percentage of its current price.
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Professional Client

An investor that is able to meet several regulatory criteria.
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Margin call

Learn what a margin call stands for in financial terms.
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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.
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Yield to maturity

What is yield to maturity and why is it useful?
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Zero-Sum Game

A situation in which one person's gain is another's loss.
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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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Profit and Loss Statement (P&L)

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

The percentage by which an investor outperforms a relevant benchmark.
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