A guarantee issued by a bank, on behalf of a seller to a buyer, in relation to any advance payment that is made by the buyer to the seller to allow the contract to commence. If the contract is not completed the buyer can claim reimbursement of the advance ...

All quoted companies have a legal obligation to send shareholders annual results within six.

A term used by value investors to describe the issue of shares in a company at a price below the per.

A person to whom an asset or right is.

The payment of a regular income by a life company to an annuitant in exchange for a lump sum.

The amount of interest due on bonds and dividends due on cumulative preferred stock but as yet.

US legislation to prevent monopolies and restraint of.

A person who assigns an asset or right to another.

In the US, the total number of shares which a corporation may issue, in accordance with the limits.

(AMEX)A stock exchange located in Manhattan where stocks of small to medium sized companies are.

The official examination of a company's accounts by a qualified accountant external to the.

A bank operating in the seller's country, that handles letters of credit in behalf of a foreign bank.

A term used by the London Stock Exchange to denote a trade generated by the system through automatic.

Bar charts have a wide variety of applications and in the financial markets are used by technical.

The main rate of income tax in the UK, which for the year 2002-2003 is 22%. The rate is applied.

A mutual fund which invests in a balance of common stock, bonds and preferred stock with an.

The concept in technical analysis that a trend in a share price is more meaningful if the number of.

See 'state.

A measure of the financial strength of a bank or securities firm, usually expressed as a ratio of.

The distribution of shares to applicants in a new issue. Applicants may get all the shares they.