Retail Prices Index (RPI)

An index published each month by the Office for National Statistics, which measures the level of retail prices in the UK. Cash flows on all index-linked gilts are linked to the RPI.

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Know Your Customer (KYC)

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

Bonds and stocks.
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Bond

Learn what a bond is
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Rate of Return

Profit on an investment, expressed as a percentage of the investment.
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Growth stocks

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

The sum of a set of numbers added together and then divided by the total amount of numbers in that set.
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Annualised Rate of Return

The average annual return an investor sees over a set period of time.
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Holding Period Return

The amount of money generated by an asset during the time that it was held by an investor..
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Maturity value

What's the maturity value of a bond?
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