An endowment plan which carries an option at maturity for the proceeds to be paid in the form of a.

The process by which a negotiable instrument such as a Bill of exchange, Promissory Note or Cheque is transferred in good faith and for value. Negotiation only occurs when the transferring party receives value. In international trade this is normally an e ...

The Inland Revenue limit on how much money can be paid into a free-standing additional voluntary.

An independent financial adviser whose income is derived from fees charged to customers rather than.

The date by which a shareholder must own shares in order to qualify for a.

Where a company provides an employee with a company motor car which is used privately in addition to.

A formal notification to the writer of an option from a clearing house that an option has been.

Money, in the form of notes and coins, which constitutes payment for goods at the time of.

(EPS)Earning per Share (EPS) = Earnings / Number of Shares in Issue

The purchase of a put with a high strike price against the sale of a put with a lower strike price.

The theoretical price at which a futures contract should trade to be equivalent to the purchase.

A payment made by investors for new shares. The term would apply to payments made when a company.

A tax allowance which takes account of depreciation of certain types of business assets such as.

In the stock market, an index is a device that measures changes in the prices of a basket of.

In the US, the period between the time a policyholder makes an insurance claim and the time it is.

A plastic payment card, issued by a bank or other financial institution, which enables the holder to.

The first closing date is one of the milestones in the process by which one company takes over.

In the simplest terms, the purchase and sale, or sale and purchase, of a security on the same.

See 'ATM.

In the US, the amount (normally fixed) which a policyholder is obliged to pay prior to an.