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Bonds and stocks.

Examining price movements of shares and other assets, and trying to predict how they will move in the future.

An investment that provides a fixed rate of return, often over a specific set of time.

Learn what financial capital means

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

Understand what Bed and ISA is and how it works

The period after an IPO when insiders have to sit on their hands and can’t sell their shares.

The quoted price of a gilt, which excludes accrued interest

The annual interest payment (dividend) divided by the current market price of a bond.