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Yield

Yield

Income from an investment as a percentage of its current price.

Income from an investment as a percentage of its current price.

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LSE

London Stock Exchange, which was founded in 1571 and now has a market cap of almost $5 trillion.
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Year to Date (YTD)

A period of time that starts with the first day of the current calendar year and ends with today.
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Custodian bank

Learn what a custodian bank is.
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Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Product (PRIIP)

An investment where, regardless of its legal form, the amount repayable to the retail investor is subject to fluctuations.
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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.
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Profit and Loss Statement (P&L)

A statement that summarises firm's expenses, costs, and revenues incurred during a time period. AKA income statement.
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Securities

Bonds and stocks.
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NASDAQ

A US stock exchange specialising in the shares of technology companies.
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Compound interest

Understand what compound interest means and how it's calculated
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