What is the 'Key Information Document (KID)'? Definition & meaning

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UK Treasury bill

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

NASDAQ

A US stock exchange specialising in the shares of technology companies.

Geometric Mean Return

A way of calculating compound returns on an investment or savings over a set period of time.

Oligopoly

A situation in which a market or industry is controlled by a small group of companies.

ESG investing

ESG is a hot topic right now for investors. Understand what ESG investing is all about and how you can use it to diversify your portfolio.

Stock Market

A place where shares of publicly listed companies are traded.

Compound interest

Understand what compound interest means and how it's calculated

Coupon

Also called a dividend, this is the fixed annual interest paid to gilt holders. It’s usually paid in two equal, semi-annual instalments and expressed as a percentage of the nominal value of the gilt.

Value stocks

Stocks in companies that aren’t necessarily growing fast, but instead are dependable and stable.

Key Information Document (KID)