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

An agency which holds information about the credit reliability of consumers and makes the.

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

Taxes which are imposed directly on the individual paying them. Examples of direct taxation are.

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

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

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

See: contingency.

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

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

Insurance which gives protection to a business or homeowner against property loss, damage and injury.

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

An order to execute a transaction in one security that depends on the price of another security..

A product such as an automobile or appliance whose life expectancy is at least three.

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

A bank account which offers a number of facilities including cheque book for debt.

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

An arrangement in which two parties exchange a series of cashflows in one currency for a series.

See Advance Payment Guarantee, Bid Bond/Guarantee, Performance Bond/Guarantee.

(DIP) Enables companies to deliver price sensitive announcements electronically to the London Stock.