Category: E

Business continuity plan section for smooth, pre-planned, transferal of authority under any condition. It identifies who succeeds the current position holder and is done for every position deemed critical for recovery from

External factors in a model, organism, organization, or system cause this type of condition. Contrast to endogenous.

Experience-based mortality-table-calculation of an average person’s number of remaining years of life, as of a certain age.

Unrepairable, consumed-when-used component or part, like a bolt, nut, or rivet (1) needing no authorized repair procedure; (2) having excessive repair cost exceeding replacement cost; (3) listed as un-returnable inventory at issue.

Upper limit of what a landlord or tenant will pay. The provision obligates the renter to pay a maximum of certain fees. Beyond that maximum, the landlord owes the rest. Represents an

An expense for revenue in a period of time when benefits are also received. If a business gets all benefits from a cost it is an expired cost.

A form for customs the exporter done at the port to describe the exports and be a control document. An export license or certificate of origin is needed as well.

A place tha can do 24 hour nursing care by local and state laws.

A rule that lets employees not working extend their coverage after the policy ends. It lasts until they come back to work or are discharged from a hospital.

A report that has the company information in it. It is meant for the public to get the data needed to make decisions.

A treaty between states regarding the return of criminals who flee. The courts have to be sure that prima facie case exists.

The amount of net income earned by a company, after PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS have been distributed, which is attributable to each outstanding share of COMMON STOCK. The EPS measure is used as

Market where immediate response to information occurs, typically in terms of price increase and decrease, as in a stock market. Based on an alleged sense of fair play where all pertinent information

How buyers of a good or service to a substitute’s price changes. To what degree can two similar goods or services substitute for each other, based on price changes. Measured as a

An OVERTHECOUNTER SWAP involving the exchange of fixed and floating electricity prices based on the average level of a recognized electricity pool or pricing index; transactions are often settled monthly or quarterly

Like the internet this predecessor to electronic commerce is a standards-based system, independent of the type of computer hardware and software employed. It facilitates computer-to-computer exchange of electronic documents, such as purchase

An integrated electronic interface where a sponsoring financial institution or EXCHANGE provides clients with access to a broad range of market information, research, quotes/ pricing, analytics, and/or trade execution.

Piece of a whole that could potentially fail or exposed to damage.

Margin purchase leverage as securities or collateral. Leveraged by an investor borrowing money from the broker.

Provision giving a party specific rights to take specific actions under specific conditions as a part of an agreement. Examples in the bond market are a ‘callable bond’ and a ‘putable bond,.