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

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Earnings per share

We look at what earnings per share mean and how to calculate it

Costs and Charges

The money you pay when investing.

Limit order

Learn what a limit order is and how to use it to make the most of your portfolio.

Know Your Customer (KYC)

A legal requirement for financial firms to understand exactly who their customers are. Used to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing.

Investment Trust

A company that pools money together from multiple investors and then invests it.

Money laundering

A method of moving money obtained illicitly through the financial system so it can be used legally.

Maturity date

The date on which a gilt is redeemed and the gilt holder receives the repayment of the nominal amount and final dividend or coupon payment.

Unicorn

A startup valued at over £1 billion. They are rare, hence the name.

Unit Trusts

A collective investment scheme the investors pay money into in exchange for units. The money is invested in a diversified portfolio of assets.

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Key Information Document (KID)