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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A term used by the London Stock Exchange to denote that a trade was effected as an agency cross or a.

A commitment made by a person to be answerable for the debts or liabilities of.

Something of value given by one party to another in return for entering into a contract. To be.

Stocks whose earnings have grown at an above average rate over a number of years and which are.

The ratio between a company's earnings (net profit after tax) and the net dividend paid to.

The approach to investing which aims to invest in fast-growing companies which are rapidly.

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

A security which gives the holder the right to acquire a share or bond at a specific price and date..

The purchase of accepted term Bills of Exchange at a discount to allow for the funding of the advance from the discount date until the maturity date of the bills.