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Running yield

Running yield

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

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Base rate

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Yield to maturity (YTM)

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Unit Trusts

A collective investment scheme the investors pay money into in exchange for units. The money is invested in a diversified portfolio of assets.

Zero coupon bonds

What is a zero coupon bond?

NYSE

The world's largest stock exchange. Wall St HQ.

Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

A means of calculating the potential future return on an investment.

Money weighted rate of return

Learn what Money Weighted Rate of Return or MWRR stands for in finance.

Stock Exchange

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

S&P 500

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