XD is the shorthand that tells you when a stock trades ex-dividend, all wrapped up in a neat little note. It's like the 'Do Not Disturb' sign for investors waiting for a cash payout!
Yield pickup is the additional interest rate an investor gets by selling a lower-yielding bond and buying a higher-yielding bond to enhance portfolio performance.
A Zero-Coupon Inflation Swap (ZCIS) is a derivative that exchanges fixed payments for inflation-adjusted payments to manage exposure to purchasing power changes.