Gilts are fixed income or index-linked bonds issued by the UK Government.

A demand by a company to shareholders to pay a further instalment on partly paid.

Someone who becomes an account holder with a building society in the hope that they will benefit.

Taxation which is levied in an indirect way rather than being charged directly on an individual's.

In the US, an expense allowed by the Internal Revenue Service which is deducted from adjusted.

The theoretical price at which a futures contract should trade to be equivalent to the purchase.

(FSA)The replacement regulating body for the Securities and Investments Board (SIB). The FSA, which.

An income tax allowance which can be claimed if certain payments are being made to friendly.

The day on which the availability of a prospectus is advertised, and a flotation is officially.

The earnings of a company are its annual profits after deduction of tax, dividends to preference.

The value of all the assets employed in a business, including equity and preference capital,.

A bond which was issued at a rating of AAA to BBB (investment grade) which has since fallen in.

An agreement in which one person is answerable for compensating the losses of another..

(GAYE)The description used for schemes where a donation to your chosen charities is automatically deducted.

(EPS)Earning per Share (EPS) = Earnings / Number of Shares in Issue

(EPO)An initial public offering, or new issue of shares, in which the process of applying for shares.

This is a trading term between buyer and seller where a seller agrees to deliver goods to a buyer before a payment is made and without any form of guarantee of payment.

In the US, the period between the time a policyholder makes an insurance claim and the time it is.

A payment made by investors for new shares. The term would apply to payments made when a company.

A pension plan in which benefits are dependent on contributions to and the growth of the pension.