United States Dollar (USD)

The famous greenback our friends in the US use as currency.

The famous greenback our friends in the US use as currency.

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Conventional gilts

Gilts where the dividends and principal repayments are fixed in nominal terms. This is as opposed to an index-linked gilt where the dividends and principal repayments are related to movements in the Retail Prices Index (RPI).
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NASDAQ

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

Find out what dividends are and how they can contribute to the growth of your investment portfolio.
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W-8BEN Form

Non-US individuals and businesses may have to file this form for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the US tax authority.
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Total Return

This is the measurement of a fund’s performance in a specific period.
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Custodian bank

Learn what a custodian bank is.
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Dirty price

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

We look at what is a depository and what role they play in keeping markets work.
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Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)

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