Profit and Loss Statement (P&L)

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

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 rules a company follows when preparing financial statements.

A graphical representation of interest rates over time

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

A US stock exchange specialising in the shares of technology companies.

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

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.

The amount of money a user has stored in a financial repository.