Profit and Loss Statement (P&L)

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

The annual interest payment (dividend) divided by the current market price of a bond.

This is the measurement of a fund’s performance in a specific period.

An investor that is able to meet several regulatory criteria.

The quoted price of a gilt, which excludes accrued interest

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.

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A type of financing that investors provide to startups, who sometimes announce getting said financing in TechCrunch, to big fanfare.

An investment where, regardless of its legal form, the amount repayable to the retail investor is subject to fluctuations.