Category: U

Difference in current trading price of a security and the level it is likely to rise up to.

Act passed after September 11 2001 giving law enforcement agencies tool to prevent acts of terror.

Cost of using utilities like water, electricity. Found on financial statements.

State law or laws that prevent deceptive and unfair practices by an insurance company.

Regulation allowing the adult right to contribute funds to a minor’s account that doesn’t need setting up a trust fund. Adult will manage the account until the holder reaches 18 years of

Not including any scheduled stop longer than 12 hours.

Standard system or unit that a quantity is counted and expressed in.

Amount of units available to be sold compared to time taken to produce the items.

Ordinary shares or securities not traded on an official exchange.

Expense occurring in one period of accounting but recorded in another.

Loan where interest as added as soon as the money is given to the borrower.

See Arms Index.

Speed and ease of using or operating a device, facility or service.

Paying for the cost of utilities used.

The situation arising when payment made outside of the country are greater than payments received by a company. Also known as balance of payment deficit.

Rules established by NASD for handling over the counter, OTC, transactions.

Backup supply of power that lasts long enough to shut down the system or to allow another generator to take over.

Accounting. All financial data should be recorded in one currency unit only. See accounting concepts.

Depreciation method calculated based on an asset’s use instead of time it is in service and matching expense of depreciation to generated revenue.

1. Off loading goods from the container or vehicle that delivered them. 2. Selling goods in order to be rid of them at a lower than usual price.