Category: Finance Dictionary

Cash, negotiable instruments, documents of title, securities, deposit accounts, or other cash equivalents, whenever acquired, in which the estate and an entity other than the estate have an interest.

The cash that is earned in the sale of an asset.

The method a company will use for the purpose of managing the company financial portfolio, such as monies and assets. This portfolio includes everything that a company receives, spends, and invests to

Describes the difference between expected cash on hand versus cash given out. An entry to the ledger account is posted for the discrepancy amount.

Contains 1.8 to 4.5 percent carbon by weight versus 0.5 percent or less in carbon steel . Like gray or white iron, one of several types. The higher carbon content increases the

Phenomenon of mathematical representation where one or more dependent variables exhibiting cause-and-effect, or causal, relationship with one or more independent variables. Documented examples of causal modeling are ARMA and ARIMA.

A database of the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) housing the licensing and complaint information of all brokers and some investment advisors and their representatives.

To certify the quality and purity of pharmaceuticals, and animal and plant products being exported, the appropriate authority issues this authenticated document.

A data processing IT professionals who is certified and has the necessary IT experience, has evidence of completed coursework, can provide a recommendation, and has passed a six-part exam to earn this

If a new guideline occurs for accounting practices and procedures, a company must make a notation on the financial statement reflecting how an entry was adjusted based on the new ruling, serving

An ASSET that is perceived by market participants to be inexpensive compared to alternatives or proxies (i.e., the SPREAD is too wide in the case of a BOND or the price to

Substance that neutralizes another substance. Converts a toxic substance into a harmless compound by reacting with the toxic substance.

A POISON PILL defense clause that gives COMMON STOCK shareholders the right to revoke the pill in the face of a bona fide TAKEOVER offer, or which automatically nullifies the pill if

Cooling the earth’s surface temperature by unclouded sky at night or increased number of particles in the upper atmosphere that block sunlight. Contrasts versus greenhouse effect.

Small. repeated doses of a substance causing long-term poisoning (toxicity). Contrast to acute toxicity.

Code that identifies cities and their airports. Known as a three-letter IATA code. Examples are NYC for New York, LGA for La Guardia, and JFK for John F. Kennedy.

Workers are divided into three common categories: (1) Wage and salary worker, who receives daily, weekly, or monthly compensation including commission or tips, (2) Self-employed worker, who owns a business, farm, or

Stock in many categories that is typically divided into two classes based on benefits. ClassA is available to the public; a non-voting, dividend-paying stock . ClassB is voting stock held by the

Technology using less resources, generating less waste, and causing less environmental damage than any alternatives, and is economically competitive and productive .

Electronic funds moving system. Handles over 95 percent of all international dollar payments. Located in New York City, CHIPS settles transactions in special account balances as adjustments at the Federal Reserves Bank