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What is a gilt?

Gilts where the dividends and principal repayments are fixed in nominal terms. This is as opposed to an index-linked gilt where the dividends and principal repayments are related to movements in the Retail Prices Index (RPI).

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A tax deduction made at the source of the payment.

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

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