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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Net asset value

Mutual funds and investment trusts are priced on their net asset value (NAV).
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Spot Rate

The currency exchange rate a bank quotes, valid with immediate effect.
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Zero coupon bonds

What is a zero coupon bond?
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Synthetic ETFs

An ETF that that reproduces the return of an index through the use of swaps.
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Dividends

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

How banks work out what investors will pay for shares before an IPO, one order at a time.
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OEIC

Unique to the UK, these funds pool together money to invest from multiple investors.
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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.
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