What is 'Year to Date (YTD)'? Definition & meaning

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LSE

London Stock Exchange, which was founded in 1571 and now has a market cap of almost $5 trillion.

Running yield

The annual interest payment (dividend) divided by the current market price of a bond.

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Technical Analysis

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

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Value stocks

Stocks in companies that aren’t necessarily growing fast, but instead are dependable and stable.

Oligopoly

A situation in which a market or industry is controlled by a small group of companies.

Arithmetic Mean

The sum of a set of numbers added together and then divided by the total amount of numbers in that set.

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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Year to Date (YTD)