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

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A summary of a company's income and expenses over a set period of time.

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The quoted price of a gilt, which excludes accrued interest

The data or information that is likely to impact a company's stock price.

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.

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 legal requirement for financial firms to understand exactly who their customers are. Used to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing.