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Accrued interest

The interest earned on a gilt since the last dividend date. When buying a gilt, the buyer pays the accrued interest at the time of a transaction to the seller in addition to the clean price of the gilt

Dividends

Find out what dividends are and how they can contribute to the growth of your investment portfolio.

Geometric Mean Return

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

Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF)

A collection of investments, pooled into a single fund that can be bought and sold on a stock exchange.

Value stocks

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

Margin call

Learn what a margin call stands for in financial terms.

Limit order

Learn what a limit order is and how to use it to make the most of your portfolio.

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.

Fixed Income

An investment that provides a fixed rate of return, often over a specific set of time.

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