Spot Rate

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

The amount of money a company would be left with by subtracting its liabilities from the value of its assets.

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 form of fraud designed to lure new investors, and pays the earlier backers by using the new investors' money.

Trading outside of a stock exchange's opening hours.

The total price payable on the purchase of a gilt. It’s calculated as the clean price plus accrued interest.

A trading venue operated by the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

What is yield to maturity and why is it useful?

Bonds and stocks.