What is 'Yield'? | Freetrade Dictionary

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Accounting standards

The rules a company follows when preparing financial statements.

Collective investment scheme

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Over-The-Counter (OTC)

A security that is sold outside of an exchange.

Withholding Tax

A tax deduction made at the source of the payment.

Accrued interest

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

Limit order

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Coupon

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.

Fundamentals

The data or information that is likely to impact a company's stock price.

Technical Analysis

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

Yield