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

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

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

The setting of the price (which then remains fixed) for forward dealing. This occurs at the time.

A computerised payment system for clearing cheques in New.

A private trust which empowers trustees to use their discretion in distributing funds to.

Corporate bonds are issued by companies to raise capital. They are an alternative to issuing new.

An option strategy in which one call and one put with the same strike price and expiration are.

Aggregated forecasts drawn from a number of different brokers about the likely future earnings of.

These are special foreign currency denominated bank cheques which customers can buy at any branch and send to their clients to pay off debts.

An approach to stockpicking which focuses on the search for shares whose prices have dropped so low.

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

(CTA)Oversees the operations of the US 'consolidated tape', which it developed, under a formal 'CTA Plan'.

An extensive property.

See: 'waiver of.

Insurance which provides an income to policyholders when they are unable to work due to an.

A card, issued by a bank (or a building society in the UK), which guarantees the payment of a cheque.

The payment of a dividend by a company out of its.

This is where a seller sends documents relating to a shipment through his or her bank to the buyer's bank asking that they are released when a payment is made (CAD or D/P) or a bill of exchange is accepted (D/A).

See 'baby.