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Retail Prices Index (RPI)

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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Net Income (NI)

The money a firm is left with from sales after subtracting taxes and different business costs.

Stock Exchange

A physical/digital place where stockbrokers and traders can buy and sell securities.

Equity ETF

An exchange-traded fund that is comprised of a set of stocks.

Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF)

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

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52-week high/low

The highest, or lowest, price a share has traded at in a passing year.

Clean price

The quoted price of a gilt, which excludes accrued interest

Maturity date

The date on which a gilt is redeemed and the gilt holder receives the repayment of the nominal amount and final dividend or coupon payment.

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