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Stock Market

A place where shares of publicly listed companies are traded.

A place where shares of publicly listed companies are traded.

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Volatility

A measure of how much the prices of an asset or index vary over time.
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Retail Prices Index (RPI)

An index published each month by the Office for National Statistics, which measures the level of retail prices in the UK. Cash flows on all index-linked gilts are linked to the RPI.
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Securities

Bonds and stocks.
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Investment Trust

A company that pools money together from multiple investors and then invests it.
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Growth stocks

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

What is yield to maturity and why is it useful?
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Yield curve

A graphical representation of interest rates over time
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Hypothesis Testing

A mathematical test used to determine whether a claim is true or false.
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