Over-The-Counter (OTC)

The money you pay when investing.

A legal requirement for financial firms to understand exactly who their customers are. Used to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing.

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.

The art of buying shares which trade below their value, according to the analysis of the value investor.

Stocks in companies that aren’t necessarily growing fast, but instead are dependable and stable.

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

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