What is 'Year to Date (YTD)'? | Freetrade Dictionary

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Time Value of Money

The concept that money you have now is more valuable than the same sum in the future.

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

Professional Client

An investor that is able to meet several regulatory criteria.

Retail Prices Index (RPI)

An index published each month by the Office for National Statistics, which measures the level of retail prices in the UK. Cash flows on all index-linked gilts are linked to the RPI.

Hypothesis Testing

A mathematical test used to determine whether a claim is true or false.

Technical Analysis

Examining price movements of shares and other assets, and trying to predict how they will move in the future.

Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

A means of calculating the potential future return on an investment.

NYSE

The world's largest stock exchange. Wall St HQ.

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.

Year to Date (YTD)