OEIC

Unique to the UK, these funds pool together money to invest from multiple investors.

Unique to the UK, these funds pool together money to invest from multiple investors.

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W-8BEN Form

Non-US individuals and businesses may have to file this form for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the US tax authority.
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United States Dollar (USD)

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

A way of calculating compound returns on an investment or savings over a set period of time.
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Yield curve

A graphical representation of interest rates over time
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Securities

Bonds and stocks.
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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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Annualised Rate of Return

The average annual return an investor sees over a set period of time.
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Margin call

Learn what a margin call stands for in financial terms.
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