Securities

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

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

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.

A debt instrument issued by the UK government with a maturity of less than one year.

Tradeable assets that let Americans invest in overseas stocks using US laws and dollars.

A way of calculating compound returns on an investment or savings over a set period of time.

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

An investor that is able to meet several regulatory criteria.

When a private company sells shares to the public for the first time. Its stock market debut, basically.