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

(IFP)The UK professional body committed to the development of financial planning. The Institute was set.

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

Interest cover measures the amount of interest paid by a company on its borrowings against its.

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

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

The difference between the selling price of an item and the purchase or manufacturing cost,.

US dollar currency deposited in banks outside the.

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

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

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

A combined mortgage and current account. Any savings each month earn the mortgage rate, which is a.

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

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

A company which owns a number of other companies with widely diversified.

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

(Bridging loan) (Bridging loan) The phenomenon of rising share prices amid a mood of general euphoria, leading (inevitably,.

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

A term used by the London Stock Exchange to denote that a trade was reported for a transaction.

Insurance which covers the insured against specified critical illnesses such as cancer, heart attack.