Year to Date (YTD)

Also called a dividend, this is the fixed annual interest paid to gilt holders. It’s usually paid in two equal, semi-annual instalments and expressed as a percentage of the nominal value of the gilt.

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

The value of a company's assets relative to the number of shares it has.

An investment trust specialised in investing in commercial property such as parking garages or GP offices.

Income from an investment as a percentage of its current price.

What is yield to maturity and why is it useful?

A place where shares of publicly listed companies are traded.

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.

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