Venture Capital

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.

Mutual funds and investment trusts are priced on their net asset value (NAV).

An index published each month by the Office for National Statistics, which measures the level of retail prices in the UK. Cash flows on all index-linked gilts are linked to the RPI.

A situation in which a market or industry is controlled by a small group of companies.

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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Stocks in companies that aren’t necessarily growing fast, but instead are dependable and stable.

An ETF that that reproduces the return of an index through the use of swaps.

The amount a lender charges for lending your money, or a borrower pays you for borrowing your money.