See. (bridging loan) Broker to broker. A term used by the London Stock Exchange to denote that a transaction was between two member.

The rate at which a company is spending its cash reserves.

A pricing model devised by Fischer Black and Myron Scholes in 1973.

The difference between a bond's face value and the lower market price.

Some unit trusts offer a floor price and guarantee their bid price will not be allowed to fall.

Methods used by companies to try to ensure their customers settle their accounts within the agreed.

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

Effectively a guarantee of payment of interest and repayment of principal of a bond issued by a.

(HIP)A plan enabling the normally elderly owner or owners of a property to utilise its capital value.

A financial institution which invests large amounts of money in the stock, bond and other financial.

The charge you pay if you borrow money, and the income you receive if you lend it or invest it in.

An options expression which indicates the difference between the current price of the.

A takeover bid by one company for another, in which the directors of the target company oppose.

(EIRIS) The Ethical Investment Research Service (EIRIS) which maintains a database which you can use to.

The practice of deferring capital gains tax liability on a gift by transferring the liability to.

(HIT)A tax on gifts made by an individual in the seven years before death, and on the value of assets.

The six big accountancy firms: KPMG, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Ernst & Young, Deloitte & Touche and.

The buying of shares in individual companies or units in collective funds (unit trusts,.

The price at which a company's shares are offered to the market for the first time. When they begin.

The document which specifies the details and conditions of cover of an insurance contract together.