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

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

See 'time.

The buying or selling of underlying instruments such as commodities, securities and currencies etc.

An individual or organisation who seeks to take over a company by purchasing its.

The purchase of an option, by a writer, which has the same terms as an option which has previously.

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

The procedure by which a homeowner forfeits his property to the lender (mortgagee) following.

(G7)The seven foremost industrial countries outside what was the communist bloc. They are USA, Germany,.

Convertibles are bonds issued by companies which can be converted into ordinary shares or.

The cost price of an asset used to establish capital gains tax.

A document on which changes or additions are made to an existing signed will. Both the will and the.

A term used in options trading. It is a straddle using options with different exercise prices, where.

The movement of a futures price towards that of the underlying instrument as the contract date.

The difference between the net asset value (NAV) per share of an investment trust and the share.

The amount of money which an individual has available to spend on inessential items after essential.

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

Investment jargon for not keeping all your eggs in one basket. Diversification implies that you.

A French or continental European stock.

This is where a bank other than the issuing bank also guarantees payment under the letter of credit. It normally is used if a seller finds the issuing bank an unacceptable risk and asks his or her own bank or another acceptable bank to guarantee (confirm) ...