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

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Year to Date (YTD)

A period of time that starts with the first day of the current calendar year and ends with today.

Hypothesis Testing

A mathematical test used to determine whether a claim is true or false.

Rate of Return

Profit on an investment, expressed as a percentage of the investment.

Accounting standards

The rules a company follows when preparing financial statements.

Zero coupon bonds

What is a zero coupon bond?

Securities

Bonds and stocks.

52-week high/low

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

Running yield

The annual interest payment (dividend) divided by the current market price of a bond.

W-8BEN Form

Non-US individuals and businesses may have to file this form for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the US tax authority.

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Key Information Document (KID)