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A bank account set up to control a person's regular expenditure. The account would typically.

The gap between government spending and revenue and thus the amount that needs to be borrowed. .

A scheme set up to give limited protection to people with share and/or deposit accounts in.

'Mutual' non-profit-making institutions set up to lend money to their members for house purchase..

Insurance which covers the policyholder against certain building losses or damages which may occur. .

An investor who believes that the prices of shares are going to rise. He is therefore a buyer in.

A market in which prices are rising and in which investor confidence in the continuation of rising.

A strategy in options trading in which an option is purchased at an exercise price below that of the.

A bond issued in sterling by a foreign institution or.

A bond with a single maturity date and no opportunities for early.

A facility on a website which allows users to write messages on a particular subject and 'post'.

Gold or silver in the form of ingots for bulk.

Coins made from gold or silver. They can be easily.

The German central.

The rate at which a company is spending its cash reserves.

A tax-efficient investment vehicle, designed to provide venture capital funds for small businesses..

A deduction of either 50% or 100% which is made from the value of business property when it is.

An option strategy which involves, in one single transaction, the simultaneous purchase (sale) of a.

A 1792 trade agreement banding the original 24 brokers in New York together into an investment.

The purchase by a listed company of its own shares either in the open market or by tender offers..