A document, issued by a person or company, indicating to the recipient the amount of money owed to.

The number of shares of a company on sale to the public at a given time.

Automated Communications and Order Routing Network (BEACON)

A bond which does not record its owner's name. Possession of the bond certificate is therefore the.

A term which means that any person entering into an insurance contract must stand to lose.

An index of the share prices of 30 leading companies in the UK selected to depict British.

An approach to investment that focuses on analysis of a company's financial and business.

(Bridging loan)See 'gilt-edged stock'.

The difference between the selling price and the purchase price for investments.

The volume of selling increasing rapidly and peaking abruptly at market tops during the last stage.

The number of stocks participating in either a rally or a.

A transaction in which the purchaser of goods pays an initial deposit and takes possession. .

A form of property insurance which provides cover against such items as damage to the building,.

Income, paid from an investment, such as dividends and.

An axiom whose underlying message is that stock market prices rise when there are positive rumours.

See: 'discretionary.

The monetary value of a fund, calculated by adding up the value of its underlying.

A guarantee issued by a bank on behalf of a seller to a buyer to support the sellers bid or tender for a contract. If the sellers bid is accepted, and they fail to sign a contract, the buyer can claim compensation under the guarantee.

A financial institution such as a merchant bank which provides its services to launch the shares of.

The shares of companies participating in high technology fields such as computers, semiconductors.