Year to Date (YTD)

A collective investment scheme the investors pay money into in exchange for units. The money is invested in a diversified portfolio of assets.

A graphical representation of interest rates over time

The face value of a gilt. It represents the amount that will be repaid to the holder at maturity and is also used to calculate the dividend or coupon payment.

A method of trading using borrowed money that usually involves a very high level of risk.

The increase in the prices of goods and services over time, and the process by which money loses its value.

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

The amount a lender charges for lending your money, or a borrower pays you for borrowing your money.

The amount of money generated by an asset during the time that it was held by an investor..

A situation in which one person's gain is another's loss.