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See 'Federal National Mortgage.

A disparaging term used to describe executives who earn high salaries and bonuses.

In the US, a debt instrument with a high level of safety issued by a federal.

(FDIC) In the US, the federal agency that acts as guarantor for funds deposited in member.

In the US, a federal tax levied on gifted property, money or securities. The tax is payable by the.

(FICA)In the US, the federal law which directs employers to withhold a proportion of employees' salaries.

(FNMA)In the US, a government-backed corporation which purchases mortgages from lenders and resells them.

In the US, a board of Directors comprised of seven members which directs the federal banking system,.

The American central banking system which comprises 12 regional Federal Reserve Banks, their.

(FIBV)The International Federation of Stock Exchanges - a Paris-based organisation that encourages.

In the US, a computerised high speed communication system linking the banks within the Federal.

An independent financial adviser whose income is derived from fees charged to customers rather than.

(FDDI)Trading floor network connecting all trading floor terminals for the.

An Italian mathematician, born Leonardo Pisano, who lived from 1170-1250. Most famous for the.

The sequence of numbers in which each number is the sum of the two preceding numbers..

The relationship between two numbers in the fibonacci sequence. The sequence for the first three.

Wash trading, bucketing, cross trading, or other types of trade to give the appearance of trading.

A person entrusted to manage the assets and interests of another. For example, an executor in a.

(FOK)A particular type of order which a client gives to his broker when buying shares.

Financial Intermediaries Managers and Brokers Regulatory Association The self regulating organisation originally responsible for governing financial advisers. Became.