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CONTENT

1.the words of a document. It can be information or just communicatin. It has to have readability, freshness, usefullness,and be relevant in the way it is shown. 2. The meaning of a

CONTINGENT RENT

Rent that changes from month to month according to the finances of the tenant.

CONTRA ACCOUNT

1.An account that is used to offset an associated account. 2. An account that offsets another with credit. 3. An account used to offset liability for another.

CONTRACT CLAUSE

Provision provided in a scripted agreement or deal. A deal clause will approach a side of the deal between parties, specifying the agreement for ensuring that all parties comprehend what they should

CONTRACT MANUFACTURING

A firm producing goods under the brand name of a different firm. Contract producers deliver such assistance to many firms (even competitors) depending on theirs or their customer

CONTRACT PROCEDURES

Established actions and customs, implemented by parties of contract, for ensuring that a deal, which they have entered, is carried out systematically. The chief goal of contract process is to make sure

CONTRACTIONARY GAP

It is a theory of macro-economy which describes an economy which does not operate at maximum employment equilibrium. The outcome of a gap of contractionary nature is a low degree of GDP

CONVENIENCE YIELD

The nonmonetary return that is derived from holding an ASSET, such as not facing a shortfall in the event of excess demand. The existence of a convenience yield creates an incremental return

CORPORATE CONTROL MARKET

The broad marketplace for trans actions that are designed to change the ownership, structure, and/or control of a company. Common corporate control transactions include MERGERS, friendly or HOSTILE TAKEOVERS, LEVERAGED BUYOUTS, and

COUPON

The periodic CASH FLOW payable by an issuer or borrower to an investor or lender for the use of DEBTbased CAPITAL. Coupon payments may be based on fixed or floating INTEREST RATES,

CROSS-ASSET HEDGE

Aproxy or substitute HEDGE that is used when an exact replicating hedge is not available, generally by identifying a contract (e.g., a DERIVATIVE) that has a high degree of CORRELATION with the

CUTANEOUS HAZARD

A substance that causes skin damage, defatting, dermatitus, irrititation, and rashes.

CYCLICAL STOCK

A security that is issued based on the companies economic trends. It is better when the economy is better and declines when the economy does. Compare this term to Noncyclical stock.

BACKFITTING

Adding new equipment to existing workings to make it last longer. AKA retrofitting.

BACKORDER

An order that has to be filled later. The customer knows this and will wait. It is an important figure for customer services and inventory management.

BALANCE PROTECTION

Insurance that makes minimum monthly payments for credit cards. Its done if the insured is injured or unemployed. A percentage of the balance is the premium. It is added as a fee

BANNER

An electronic ad that is hot linked. The graphics are at the top or bottom of the page. It is 468 pixels wide and 60 pixels high. It is about 15 kilobytes

BARONE ADESI & WHALEY MODEL

A mathematical formula used to decide american options value for equity. The black scholes option pricing model is used to help this. AKA quadratic approximation method.

BASIC PREMIUM

The part of premium used for administrative and agents costs.

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