What is 'Yield'? | Freetrade Dictionary

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Ponzi Scheme

A form of fraud designed to lure new investors, and pays the earlier backers by using the new investors' money.

Margin call

Learn what a margin call stands for in financial terms.

Conventional gilts

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).

Interest Rate

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

Withholding Tax

A tax deduction made at the source of the payment.

Dirty price

The total price payable on the purchase of a gilt. It’s calculated as the clean price plus accrued interest.

Yield curve

A graphical representation of interest rates over time

Investment Return

The amount of money made or lost from an investment. Usually expressed as a percentage.

Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF)

A collection of investments, pooled into a single fund that can be bought and sold on a stock exchange.

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