(ARPS)Preferred stock which pays a dividend in line with interest rates generally rather than a fixed.

Bar charts have a wide variety of applications and in the financial markets are used by technical.

The distribution of shares to applicants in a new issue. Applicants may get all the shares they.

The ratio of annual sales divided by net assets employed in the.

The purchase of additional shares in a company when the price has fallen.

The process by which a third party, usually a bank guarantees the undertaking of the drawee to meet their responsibility under a Bill of Exchange. The words "Per Aval" and the signature of the avalizing (guarantor) party must be written on the Bill. ...

A measure of the financial strength of a bank or securities firm, usually expressed as a ratio of.

The date on which annuity benefit payments start to be paid to an.

In the US, these are securities issued by federal government.

(AER)A figure quoted in loan advertisements to help people make compare one product with another. It.

A guarantee issued by a bank, on behalf of a seller to a buyer, to support the sellers ability to perform under the contract. If the seller fails to perform in accordance with the contract the buyer can claim compensation under the guarantee.

See 'active.

Association of Unit Trusts and Investment Funds A trade association formed in 1959 to represent the interests of unit trusts and known then as.

(ACT)Tax payable by companies on dividend payments up to 5th April 1999 which was offset against the.

The simultaneous purchase and sale of two different, but closely related, securities to take.

American Stock Exchange Options Switching System

The relationship which the return on a stock has with the return on the market as a whole, often.

A transfer of an asset such as property or money etc from one person to another where no payment of.

A contrary indicator moving in the opposite direction of the market and useful in spotting short.

In the US, a plan enabling employees to choose from a variety of benefits, depending on their own.