An index of the share prices of the 300 largest European companies, by market.

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

An accounting term which refers to the amount of income a company receives in the form of interest.

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

The generic name for a tradable loan security issued by governments and companies as a means of .

A company (or person) making an unwanted counter bid for another company, whose intentions are.

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

A region in which businesses get special tax advantages (including exemption from business rates) as.

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

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

The results reported by a company for the first six months of its financial year. In general,.

One of the main USA share indices which monitors the movement of 30 industrial companies traded.

Yield calculations on bonds aim to show the return on a gilt or bond as a percentage of either.

Taxation of corporate earnings and subsequently taxation of.

An option which can only be exercised by the holder at expiry (unlike American style options which.

A clause in an insurance policy which specifies items or conditions not covered.

When an option holder takes up his option to buy or sell the underlying instrument (for example.

A mutual fund which invests in bonds which may be government, municipal or.

UK shareholders receive dividends with a tax credit of 10%. This means that a notional 10% tax.

A reversal pattern in technical analysis. Technically, it is an decline to one price level,.