Xetra

A document issued by an investment fund to help investors determine if it's the right fund for them.

A form of fraud designed to lure new investors, and pays the earlier backers by using the new investors' money.

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

An exchange-traded fund that is comprised of a set of stocks.

The rules a company follows when preparing financial statements.

An investment trust specialised in investing in commercial property such as parking garages or GP offices.

Gilts where the dividends and principal repayments are related to movements in the Retail Prices Index (RPI). This is as opposed to a conventional gilt, where the dividends and principal repayments are fixed in nominal terms.

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