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Year to Date (YTD)

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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Dividends

Find out what dividends are and how they can contribute to the growth of your investment portfolio.
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Maturity value

What's the maturity value of a bond?
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Base rate

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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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index-linked gilts

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.
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Forward pricing

Mutual funds are traded on a forward pricing basis, meaning the price you see will be different to the price you may trade at.
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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.
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NYSE

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