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Money Terms in Plain English.

Terms marked UK are specific to the UK. A nation's name, like Scotland, means the rule only applies there.

X

XD (ex-dividend)
Letters showing that buying a share now won't get you its next dividend.
In plain English:Short for ex-dividend. If you buy a share marked xd, the seller gets the next dividend, not you.
MoreLess about XD (ex-dividend)

It usually appears for a few weeks. It helps explain a price drop.

For example: A share's price drops by about its dividend and shows "xd" beside it.

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