In the S, this is a popular name for various state laws enacted to protect the public against.

A life insurance policy which remains in force where the insured has paid premiums over part of the.

When a company announces a rights issue, existing shareholders get the right to buy new shares,.

Transfer of title from seller to buyer without physical movement of.

The American Stock Exchange which was originally known as the Curb.

A company which invests the funds of small private investors in a range of securities. This enables.

See: 'scrip.

(GPM)A mortgage scheme in which monthly payments commence at a lower level and increase over a period of.

Options on the shares of companies. Equity options are traded in the UK at the London International.

A measure of the rate of change in an option's delta for a one-unit change in the price of the.

A freehold property given as a gift in a.

The successor to the European Currency Unit (ECU) as the European currency. The euro was introduced.

The specified amount a policyholder must bear before the insurers pay a claim. The inclusion of an.

A person or company acquiring.

A forward pricing sales arrangement in which the cash price is determined, either by the buyer or.

A term previously given to the shares of listed companies, basically second in line to and traded.

A currency which is deposited in banks outside its country of origin. For example the eurodollar,.

When a company decides to list its shares on a stock market it has to go through an elaborate.

In the UK the four large clearing banks: Lloyds TSB, Barclays, HSBC and Royal Bank of.

A US term which describes the situation in which a takeover target buys back its own shares from a.