What are 'securities'? Definition & meaning

More terms

Value stocks

Stocks in companies that aren’t necessarily growing fast, but instead are dependable and stable.

Arithmetic Mean

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

Maturity value

What's the maturity value of a bond?

Capital

Learn what financial capital means

Geometric Mean Return

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

Time Value of Money

The concept that money you have now is more valuable than the same sum in the future.

index-linked gilts

Gilts where the dividends and principal repayments are related to movements in the Retail Prices Index (RPI). This is as opposed to a conventional gilt, where the dividends and principal repayments are fixed in nominal terms.

DMO

The United Kingdom Debt Management Office. It’s an executive agency responsible for managing the government’s debt and cash needs, primarily through issuing gilts and Treasury bills.

Net Asset Value (NAV)

The value of a company's assets relative to the number of shares it has.

Freetrade does not provide investment advice and individual investors should make their own decisions or seek professional advice. The value of investments can go down as well as up and you may receive back less than your original investment. Freetrade is a trading name of Freetrade Limited, which is a member firm of the London Stock Exchange and is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Registered in England and Wales (no. 09797821).

Securities