Spot Rate

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

Find out what dividends are and how they can contribute to the growth of your investment portfolio.

A security that is sold outside of an exchange.

Non-US individuals and businesses may have to file this form for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the US tax authority.

What is a gilt?

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.

The percentage by which an investor outperforms a relevant benchmark.

A situation in which one person's gain is another's loss.

These are stocks in companies that are considered to be “growing”. These companies may be delivering new products and services, or entering new markets.