Rate of Return

Understand what compound interest means and how it's calculated

A set of standards which investors use to present their investment results.

Gilts where the dividends and principal repayments are fixed in nominal terms. This is as opposed to an index-linked gilt where the dividends and principal repayments are related to movements in the Retail Prices Index (RPI).

A mathematical test used to determine whether a claim is true or false.

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Going public without the traditional IPO. Existing shares, straight onto the exchange, no new money raised.

These are stocks in companies that are considered to be “growing”. These companies may be delivering new products and services, or entering new markets.

The total price payable on the purchase of a gilt. It’s calculated as the clean price plus accrued interest.

Investment funds that are often associated with riskier and shorter-term trading strategies.