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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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Yield curve

A graphical representation of interest rates over time
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Wall Street

A street in New York that became a figure of speech for the financial markets of the US.
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United States Dollar (USD)

The famous greenback our friends in the US use as currency.
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American Depository Receipts (ADRs)

Tradeable assets that let Americans invest in overseas stocks using US laws and dollars.
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Year to Date (YTD)

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

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Annualised Rate of Return

The average annual return an investor sees over a set period of time.
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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).
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Bond

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