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A way of calculating compound returns on an investment or savings over a set period of time.

Tradeable assets that let Americans invest in overseas stocks using US laws and dollars.

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

Trading outside of a stock exchange's opening hours.

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

A set of standards which investors use to present their investment results.

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.

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