A pension plan in which employer and employee pay full rate National Insurance contributions.

Dealings made on a stock exchange after its official closure time. These deals are rolled over and.

The coupling of salaries and pensions etc to the retail price index in order to make sure that the.

A professional working for a fund manager or broker whose job is to analyse key industry sectors.

Investment in items other than stocks, bonds or other securities. Wine, art, antiques are.

A clause in an insurance policy which specifies items or conditions not covered.

These are official trade shipping terms agreed by the International Chamber of Commerce, Paris.

An investment trust which satisfies certain conditions set by the tax authorities and accordingly.

When one listed company bids for another company (listed or private), and offers to pay in three.

The number of days from the shipment date that the seller is allowed to present documents to the advising or issuing bank under a Letter of Credit. It is normally 21 days, although it can be shorter.

The practice of acquiring a company, then selling parts of it, in the hope that the cash realised.

(AITC)An association formed in 1932 to represent the interests of investment trust companies. Its main.

A deduction of either 50% or 100% which is made from the value of land in the UK, Channel Islands or.

An investor who believes share prices are going to fall. He therefore sells shares, sometimes.

See: 'all or.

A measurement unit defining the purity of gold. Pure gold is 24 carat, whilst 18 carat gold.

A phrase used by traders to describe the phenomenon of any stock - even the most rapidly falling one.

See 'Government National Mortgage.

The cost of storing a physical commodity, consisting of interest on the invested funds, insurance,.

The practice of buying shares in a potential target at the beginning of a trading day in the hope.