Year to Date (YTD)

Learn what a bond is

The highest, or lowest, price a share has traded at in a passing year.

The average annual return an investor sees over a set period of time.

Understand what compound interest means and how it's calculated

We look at what is a depository and what role they play in keeping markets work.

A graphical representation of interest rates over time

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

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