Someone who becomes an account holder with a building society in the hope that they will benefit.

A market in which sellers outnumber buyers and where the trend of share prices is consequently a.

(FCM)In the US, an individual or organisation accepting orders to buy or sell futures contracts or.

(GAYE)The description used for schemes where a donation to your chosen charities is automatically deducted.

A bond which was issued at a rating of AAA to BBB (investment grade) which has since fallen in.

The earnings of a company are its annual profits after deduction of tax, dividends to preference.

A type of long term bond (loan), taken out by a company, which it agrees to repay at a specified.

The day on which the availability of a prospectus is advertised, and a flotation is officially.

(FSA)The replacement regulating body for the Securities and Investments Board (SIB). The FSA, which.

A UK tax on gifts made by an individual, whether made during their life or after death. Replaced by.

Income received from property letting is subject to income tax. The amount taxable is the amount.

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

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

This is a trading term between buyer and seller where a seller agrees to deliver goods to a buyer before a payment is made and without any form of guarantee of payment.

A pension plan in which benefits are dependent on contributions to and the growth of the pension.

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

Gilts are fixed income or index-linked bonds issued by the UK Government.

The value of all the assets employed in a business, including equity and preference capital,.

The legal right for a creditor to seize the assets of a debtor to satisfy an outstanding.

A policy which covers the insured against the loss of an asset. The purpose of the insurance is to.