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Key Information Document (KID)

Key Information Document (KID)

A document issued by an investment fund to help investors determine if it's the right fund for them.

A document issued by an investment fund to help investors determine if it's the right fund for them.

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Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

A means of calculating the potential future return on an investment.
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Value stocks

Stocks in companies that aren’t necessarily growing fast, but instead are dependable and stable.
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Net Income (NI)

The money a firm is left with from sales after subtracting taxes and different business costs.
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After-hours trading

Trading outside of a stock exchange's opening hours.
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Bed & ISA

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index-linked gilts

Gilts where the dividends and principal repayments are related to movements in the Retail Prices Index (RPI). This is as opposed to a conventional gilt, where the dividends and principal repayments are fixed in nominal terms.
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52-week high/low

The highest, or lowest, price a share has traded at in a passing year.
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Money laundering

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

A trading venue operated by the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
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