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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).

The period following the dividend declaration date to the date of record during which a stockholder.

Unforeseeable events, beyond the control of participants in a contract, which may excuse either side.

A defensive regulation which some stock exchanges have to limit the damage of a sharp fall in.

To purchase enough of the available supply of a commodity or stock in order to manipulate its.

A certificate issued on the occurrence of a chargeable event. Details listed include the amount of.

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (or Merc) was called the Chicago Butter and Egg Board until 1919 and.

The index of the share prices of the companies which are listed in the FTSE Actuaries All-Share.

A protective options strategy in which a written call and a long put are taken against a previously.

This rather grand term refers to various things that companies can do which affect the number of.

The amount by which a company's yearly dividends grow compared with the previous.

Life assurance where payment of the sum assured depends on an event or events additional to the.

The distribution of part of a company's earnings to shareholders, usually twice a year in the.

An allowable expense subtracted from gross income to reduce income tax liability. An exemption.

A way of valuing a share based on the net present value of the dividends that you expect to.

The major regulatory bank in a country, usually government controlled.

A business owned and operated by its.

A banking term which refers to the branch which accepts cheques to be credited to its customers'.

A situation in futures trading where the future delivery price is greater than the cash or nearby.