What is 'Unicorn'? | Freetrade Dictionary

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NASDAQ

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

Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Product (PRIIP)

An investment where, regardless of its legal form, the amount repayable to the retail investor is subject to fluctuations.

Nominal amount

The face value of a gilt. It represents the amount that will be repaid to the holder at maturity and is also used to calculate the dividend or coupon payment.

Annualised Rate of Return

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

Maturity value

What's the maturity value of a bond?

Investment Trust

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

Diversification

An investment strategy in which money is put into a variety assets.

Growth stocks

These are stocks in companies that are considered to be “growing”. These companies may be delivering new products and services, or entering new markets.

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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