What is 'yield'? Definition & meaning

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Yield to maturity (YTM)

What is yield to maturity and why is it useful?

Over-The-Counter (OTC)

A security that is sold outside of an exchange.

Investment Trust

A company that pools money together from multiple investors and then invests it.

Clean price

The quoted price of a gilt, which excludes accrued interest

Quantitative easing

Find out what quantitative easing is and how central banks use this monetary measure to encourage economic growth.

Gilt

What is a gilt?

Interest Rate

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

Unit Trusts

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

OEIC

Unique to the UK, these funds pool together money to invest from multiple investors.

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