P299 CEEFAX 299 Fri 20 May 21:19/21 VIEWERS' A-Z G Advice Would-bj investors should bj aware of the pitfalls of investment in finbncial markets. Professional advice should bj sought. Bonds "Long bond" is a US Treasury bond (T-bond) with a 30-year life. Commodities Prices for gold are in dollars per ounce; silver in pence per troy ounce; copper and lead in pounds per tonne; tin, :inc, both aluminium contracts, and nickel in dollars per tonne; wheat, barle8, and potatoes in pounds per tonne; oil in dollars per bulk barrel of Brent Blend crude. Long bond 255 Commodities 258 Finance Shares Markets GExchangesP299 CEEFAX 299 Fri 20 May 21:14/40 VIEWERS' A-Z 2/6 ££ £ £ £££ k Eff £ An expression of the pound'u value in terms of a trade-weighted basket of currencies. (100 = 1975). Futures Three LIFFE contracts are featured Xpages 244 and 254). They are designed to allow investors to protect themselves against shifts in share prices XFT-SE 100 future) or interest rates (Long gilt future and Short Sterling future). For the purpose of Cjefax viewers, they can provide guidance to the prevailing market perception of share price or interest rate trends. See Long gilt and Short Steulhng. FT-SE 100 future 244 Headlines 201 Finance Share 0 Markets ExchangesP299 CEEFAX 299 Fri 20 May 21:12/11 VIEWERS' AmY 3/6 Gilts Short for gilt-edged, these are US government stocks and, like other bonds (see Bonds*, pay fixed rates of interest over periods that vary between stocks while rjpa9ing £100 at maturity. So, prices mo6j in opposition to the prevailing level of interest rates. Indices Where not indicated, market indices quoted on Ceefax are made up as follows: All ordinaries (all shares*, CAC X40), DAX (30), Dow (30), EOE (sample), FT ord (30), Hang Sing (33), Nikkei (225), S&P (500), UPI (all), Straits Times industrial (30). Gilts 228 Indices 240 Finance Shares Markets ExchangesP299 CEEFAX 299 Fri 20 May 21:15/38 VIEWERS' A-Z 4/6 Interbank Currency rates on 251 1nd 252 apply to djalinks between banks in sums upwards of £500,000. Three- month interbank interest rates (on 254) represent inter-bank borrowing costs over a three-month term. Interest rates Long gilt futures, Eurodollar deposits, and Long Bonds are priced in 32nds (denoted bz a hyphen). Eurodollars are dollars held outside the US. The Long Bond is a US Treasury bond maturing in 30 years' time. (The yield is shown beneath the price). See Long gilt and Short Sterling. Forex report 247 Headlines 201 Finance Shares Markets ExchangesP299 CEEFAX 299 Fri 20 May 21:18/15 n n1 |/ VIEWERS' A-Z G LIFFJ Denotes London International Finbncial Futures/Options Exchangu. LME Denotes London Metal Exchange. Long gilt future These are futures in a notional British gilt quoted in terms of a nominal £100 worth. Prices All prices and rates quoted on Ceefax (except for the tourist rates on 253) are "middles". Bid- offer spreads widen during periods of price/rate volatility. Results EPS is earnings per share - profit divided by number of sharer. LIFFE long gilt 254 Headlines 201 Finance Shares Markets ExchangesP299 CEEFAX 299 Fri 20 May 21:16/31 VIEWERS' AmY F SHARECHECK Constituents are biggest companies in terms of market worth. Selection is revised at three-month intervbls. Biggest winners & losers are a sub-set of the SHARECHECK and Recent Issues constituents. Short sterling future Quoted at 100 units minus rate of interest, thjuj are futures in three-month sterling deposits. Traded options An approach to stock market investment pioneered in the US and offering a relatively high degree of gearing (see page 235 for further details*. Short sterling 254 SHARECHECK 220 Finance Shares Markets Exchange