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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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Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF)

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

Stock Exchange

A physical/digital place where stockbrokers and traders can buy and sell securities.

Dirty price

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

W-8BEN Form

Non-US individuals and businesses may have to file this form for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the US tax authority.

Yield

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

Zero coupon bonds

What is a zero coupon bond?

UK Treasury bill

A debt instrument issued by the UK government with a maturity of less than one year.

Value Investing

The art of buying shares which trade below their value, according to the analysis of the value investor.

52-week high/low

The highest, or lowest, price a share has traded at in a passing year.

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