Year to Date (YTD)

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The interest earned on a gilt since the last dividend date. When buying a gilt, the buyer pays the accrued interest at the time of a transaction to the seller in addition to the clean price of the gilt

The other free trade. International trade in which countries allow goods to flow across their borders without imposing import or export taxes.

A return calculated over the time period invested, that excludes extraneous elements, such as deposits to and withdrawals from the investment accounted.

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

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

The quoted price of a gilt, which excludes accrued interest

Profit on an investment, expressed as a percentage of the investment.

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