Category: Finance

Waste that needs to be treated carefully due to a hazardous nature, offensive nature, size or state.

Part of person’s life where money spent if from existing assets as income has been reduced significantly.

Ratio of outstanding shares in comparison to amount of original shares before a stock split.

The simultaneous taking of 2 positions, one short and one long on 2 different instruments in order to profit from a negative move in one and a positive move in the other.

Group, organization or person who has a stake that can be affected by the organizations objectives, policies and actions. See corporate governance.

Term for state mandated provisions appearing an policies issued in that state.

Phase describing the beginning of an enterprise that secures finances for the idea.

The cost that is determined by using statistical methods on historical data.

Limits or controls that have been place on activities by its ruling legislation.

Debt security that is initially low but increases in stages until it reaches a fixed point and will stay at that rate until redemption.

Contract where a set amount is set forth as a total payment on the completing of an agreement. See lump sum contract.

Stop order variation where the broker has been told to buy a security or commodity at a certain price level.

any stock associated with a news item whose price is expected to move either up or down.

A user of public transport who hangs onto straps provided to steady themselves during the journey.

A market broker who operates over the counter and not a broker from the stock exchange.

Manner where the load bearing members of a framework support each other in load sharing.

Latin-under a judge. A matter or case that is before a judge or court for determination.