What is the 'time value of money'? Definition & meaning

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Stock Market

A place where shares of publicly listed companies are traded.

Gilt

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Coupon

Also called a dividend, this is the fixed annual interest paid to gilt holders. It’s usually paid in two equal, semi-annual instalments and expressed as a percentage of the nominal value of the gilt.

Stock Exchange

A physical/digital place where stockbrokers and traders can buy and sell securities.

NASDAQ

A US stock exchange specialising in the shares of technology companies.

Beta

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Ponzi Scheme

A form of fraud designed to lure new investors, and pays the earlier backers by using the new investors' money.

Time-Weighted Rate of Return (TWRR)

A return calculated over the time period invested, that excludes extraneous elements, such as deposits to and withdrawals from the investment accounted.

S&P 500

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Time Value of Money