(FNMA)In the US, a government-backed corporation which purchases mortgages from lenders and resells them.

(EPO)An initial public offering, or new issue of shares, in which the process of applying for shares.

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.

The Cadbury Code is the unofficial name for the first Code of Best Practice on corporate.

(IIEDS)A service for individual investors which puts their orders at the head of any Tandem Systems Queue..

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

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

The cost of trading in an asset or security which will vary according to the broker you use and.

An agreement in which one person is answerable for compensating the losses of another..

The sequence of numbers in which each number is the sum of the two preceding numbers..

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

A temporary injunction against ships or cargo to prevent their arrival or departure in time of war.2. Order to restrict the hauling of freight.

A type of term assurance in which, following the death of the life assured, instalments, rather than.

People aged 65 to 74 are entitled to an additional personal tax allowance provided total earnings.

The period, normally 30 days, during which an insurance policy remains in force even though the.

A ratio used to work out how many days on average it takes a company to get paid for what it.

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

Shares which entitle the holder to receive the capital appreciation from a split capital.

Generic term for insurance covering costs incurred due to illness, injury and.

A security such as a bond or note with specified interest, representing a loan which is repayable at.