Year to Date (YTD)

A period of time that starts with the first day of the current calendar year and ends with today.

A period of time that starts with the first day of the current calendar year and ends with today.

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Profit and Loss Statement (P&L)

A statement that summarises firm's expenses, costs, and revenues incurred during a time period. AKA income statement.
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Venture Capital Trust (VCT)

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

Learn what a margin call stands for in financial terms.
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Gross Margin

The difference between a company's revenue and the cost to produce its goods/services, divided by revenue.
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Volatility

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

The amount of money a company would be left with by subtracting its liabilities from the value of its assets.
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Synthetic ETFs

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

A trading venue operated by the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
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