What is the 'stock market'? Definition & meaning

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Account balance

The amount of money a user has stored in a financial repository.

Conventional gilts

Gilts where the dividends and principal repayments are fixed in nominal terms. This is as opposed to an index-linked gilt where the dividends and principal repayments are related to movements in the Retail Prices Index (RPI).

Junk Bond

A form of debt investment that carries higher risk because of the likelihood that the issuer will default.

S&P 500

Find out what is the definition of the S&P 500 index.

Forward pricing

Mutual funds are traded on a forward pricing basis, meaning the price you see will be different to the price you may trade at.

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.

Dividends

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

Margin call

Learn what a margin call stands for in financial terms.

Time-Weighted Rate of Return (TWRR)

A return calculated over the time period invested, that excludes extraneous elements, such as deposits to and withdrawals from the investment accounted.

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