About Gilts

Gilts are sterling-denominated UK Government bonds, issued by HM Treasury and listed on London Stock Exchange.

Gilt-Edged Market Makers (GEMMs) are primary dealers in gilts. A list of all registered GEMMs are below:

• Banco Santander SA
• Barclays Bank Plc
• BNP Paribas
• Citigroup Global Markets Limited
• Deutsche Bank AG London Branch
• Goldman Sachs International Bank
• HSBC Bank plc
• Jefferies International Limited
• JP Morgan Securities plc
• Lloyds Bank plc
• Merrill Lynch International
• Morgan Stanley & Co International Limited
• NatWest Markets plc
• Nomura International plc
• Royal Bank of Canada Europe Limited
• The Toronto-Dominion Bank
• UBS Limited
• Winterflood Securities Ltd.

Further information may be found at the Debt Management Office website.  

A selection of gilts is also available for trading on the Order book for Retail Bonds (ORB).