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EXITSWINGLEVERAGECARRYFRAUDNO RECOURSEBARRIEREXPERTISE
  • UK gilts 9 Gentle As close to the centre of the scale as anything gets — except on volatility, where 2022 proved 'safe' and 'stable' are different words.
  • Index-linked gilts 22 Moderate Gilts' shape with expertise pushed out: inflation protection that only works if you understand duration.
  UK gilts Index-linked gilts
Exit difficulty 1 2
Volatility 3 4
Leverage 1 1
Carry cost 1 1
Fraud risk 1 1
Protection gap 1 1
Barrier to entry 1 1
Expertise needed 2 4
Difficulty 9 Gentle 22 Moderate
In a sentence IOUs from HM Treasury: the benchmark for sterling interest rates, the backbone of UK pensions, and in 2022 the epicentre of a crisis that forced the Bank of England to intervene.Gilts whose coupon and principal rise with RPI, which makes them inflation protection with an unusually sharp set of teeth.
Unit £100 nominal £100 nominal, uplifted by inflation
Smallest realistic trade £100 nominal via a platform or the DMO purchase service £100 nominal
Settlement T+1 T+1

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