Key Information Document (KID)

A security that is sold outside of an exchange.

How banks work out what investors will pay for shares before an IPO, one order at a time.

Investment funds that are often associated with riskier and shorter-term trading strategies.

An index published each month by the Office for National Statistics, which measures the level of retail prices in the UK. Cash flows on all index-linked gilts are linked to the RPI.

The sum of a set of numbers added together and then divided by the total amount of numbers in that set.

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

When a private company sells shares to the public for the first time. Its stock market debut, basically.

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The rules a company follows when preparing financial statements.