Liabilities that may or may not be incurred by a company and which depend on the outcome of say a.

(GNP)The total value of all goods and services produced by a country. Real growth in GNP measures the.

See: contingency.

A type of commodity-product spread involving the purchase of crude oil futures and the sale of.

(ETF)ETFs are a new kind of collective investment fund competing with investment trusts and unit.

A particular type of order which a client gives to his broker when buying shares.

A unit or investment fund which invests in the stocks of growth companies.

A bond in which a single premium secures a guaranteed amount at its maturity.

A fund whose portfolio comprises a range of securities from markets around the.

The refusal to pay or accept a Bill of Exchange.

In the US, a tax imposed by the federal government or state on the net value of a deceased person's.

When a company fails to pay a dividend, holders of cumulative preference shares are entitled to.

See 'time.

In the US, an insurance policy taken out on the life of a company executive or senior employee whose.

The interest rate earned on money placed on deposit with banks and financial institutions.

Purchase of shares without entitlement to current rights issues. This entitlement remains with the.

The German central.

An agent who acts in the arrangements of property sales and purchases in return for a commission.

Preferred stock with dividend payment priority following a missed dividend payment. This amount.

The index of the share prices of over 800 leading companies and investment trusts on the London.