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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Maturity date

The date on which a gilt is redeemed and the gilt holder receives the repayment of the nominal amount and final dividend or coupon payment.
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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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Fundamentals

The data or information that is likely to impact a company's stock price.
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Zero coupon bonds

What is a zero coupon bond?
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Oligopoly

A situation in which a market or industry is controlled by a small group of companies.
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Gilt

What is a gilt?
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Interest Rate

The amount a lender charges for lending your money, or a borrower pays you for borrowing your money.
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Value stocks

Stocks in companies that aren’t necessarily growing fast, but instead are dependable and stable.
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Volatility

A measure of how much the prices of an asset or index vary over time.
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