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Time Value of Money

Time Value of Money

The concept that money you have now is more valuable than the same sum in the future.

The concept that money you have now is more valuable than the same sum in the future.

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Clean price

The quoted price of a gilt, which excludes accrued interest

Investment Trust

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

Quantitative easing

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S&P 500

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Hypothesis Testing

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

United States Dollar (USD)

The famous greenback our friends in the US use as currency.

Net Income (NI)

The money a firm is left with from sales after subtracting taxes and different business costs.

Dirty price

The total price payable on the purchase of a gilt. It’s calculated as the clean price plus accrued interest.

Gilt

What is a gilt?

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