The cost to a company of producing goods. Similarly with a retailer or distributor type business,.

In the case of call writing, covered means having a holding of shares at least equal to that implied.

(EEC)The original economic community set up in 1957 by the 6 founder members ( France, West Germany,.

A combined index of the FTSE 100 and the FTSE 250. See also FTSE Actuaries All-Share.

A plan which enables investors to accumulate shares in a mutual fund by purchasing them on a regular.

The amount chargeable to capital gains tax (CGT) from gains made on the disposal of an asset. In.

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

(GDP)The value of all goods and services created within an economy. It equals gross national product.

The exchange rate between two currencies, other than those that form a market's principal rates..

A charge imposed by a management company on a mutual fund or unit trust to cover administration.

The period during which an annuity is paid irrespective of whether the annuitant dies during that.

The current community - current members are Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany,.

(EFP)A transaction in which one party buys the physical commodity and simultaneously sells futures and.

The average rate at which a particular financial parameter compounds up over a period of.

US dollar currency deposited in banks outside the.

The concept that justifies investment in stocks, where your capital is at risk, rather than.

A facility provided by banks enabling customers to conduct banking transactions through their.

The amount payable by the insured in return for indemnification against specified.

An options strategy which has the same risk-reward profile as another strategy. For example, a long.

(ERM)The mechanism by which members of the EC formerly operated their currency exchange rates within.