Stock Exchange

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

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

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Withholding Tax

A tax deduction made at the source of the payment.

Know Your Customer (KYC)

A legal requirement for financial firms to understand exactly who their customers are. Used to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing.

SPAC

Find our what a SPAc or special purpose acquisition company is.

Nominal amount

The face value of a gilt. It represents the amount that will be repaid to the holder at maturity and is also used to calculate the dividend or coupon payment.

Year to Date (YTD)

A period of time that starts with the first day of the current calendar year and ends with today.

Costs and Charges

The money you pay when investing.

Compound interest

Understand what compound interest means and how it's calculated

Accrued interest

The interest earned on a gilt since the last dividend date. When buying a gilt, the buyer pays the accrued interest at the time of a transaction to the seller in addition to the clean price of the gilt

Bull market

We explain what a 'bull market' means

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