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Balance sheet

A summary of a company's finances, including its assets, liabilities and shareholder equity.

Coupon

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.

Accrued interest

The interest earned on a gilt since the last dividend date. When buying a gilt, the buyer pays the accrued interest at the time of a transaction to the seller in addition to the clean price of the gilt

Free Trade

The other free trade. International trade in which countries allow goods to flow across their borders without imposing import or export taxes.

Yield to maturity

What is yield to maturity and why is it useful?

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.

Compound interest

Understand what compound interest means and how it's calculated

Running yield

The annual interest payment (dividend) divided by the current market price of a bond.

Venture Capital Trust (VCT)

A listed company run by a fund manager, investing mainly in private companies.e.

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