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Volatility

Volatility

A measure of how much the prices of an asset or index vary over time.

A measure of how much the prices of an asset or index vary over time.

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The amount of money a user has stored in a financial repository.
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A US stock exchange specialising in the shares of technology companies.
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Yield

Income from an investment as a percentage of its current price.
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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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Leverage

A method of trading using borrowed money that usually involves a very high level of risk.
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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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