- Industry: Financial services
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A derivative investment that will change in value with movements of an underlying index; or a note whose issuer makes swap arrangements to alter its required cash flows.
Industry:Financial services
Used for listed equity securities. A short seller (referring to the regulation requiring a plus tick to short).
Industry:Financial services
A company that has held an initial public offering and whose shares are traded on a stock exchange or in the over-the-counter market. Public companies are subject to periodic filing and other obligations under the federal securities laws.
Industry:Financial services
A direct dollar-for-dollar reduction in tax allowed for expenses such as child care and R&D for building low-income housing. Compare tax deduction.
Industry:Financial services
Individual or institution a company appoints to look after the transfer of securities.
Industry:Financial services
The government agency responsible for the supervision and regulation of the securities industry and markets, as well as public securities offerings and the ongoing disclosure obligations of public companies.
Industry:Financial services
A revision to the Bretton Woods international monetary system that was signed at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., in December 1971. Included were a new set of par values, widened bands to +/- 2.25% of par, and an increase in the official value of gold to US$38.00 per ounce.
Industry:Financial services
Designing a portfolio to achieve a level of performance that matches some predetermined liabilities that must be paid out in the future.
Industry:Financial services
Fifth letter of Nasdaq stock symbol specifying issue is the company's first class of preferred shares.
Industry:Financial services
