Interest earned by deposits at banks and financial institutions, or on gilts etc. before.

An order in writing by one person to another to pay a specified sum to a specified person or.

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

The difference between the selling price and the purchase price for investments.

A company which holds the majority of shares in its subsidiaries. Also known as the parent.

The price at which a company's shares are offered to the market for the first time. When they begin.

(DTC) In the US, the Depository Trust Company (DTC) is a national clearing house for the settlement of.

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

A financial ratio which shows how long a company has to finance its own stocks for. It measures.

Nickname for the New York Stock.

A scheme designed to allow homeowners to 'release' cash from the value of their property. They.

The owner of securities whose name is registered by the issuing company or its transfer agent as.

Monday 19th October 1987 when stock market values around the world fell heavily triggered by a large.

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

Interest, dividend or other income payments received regularly from an investment.

A life policy in which there is a minimum sum payable on the death of the life.

See: 'National Insurance (NI).

(DAX)The index for the largest 30 German companies quoted on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

The total income of a person before deductions. This for example could be a person's salary plus.

(EFTA) An association of countries (originally comprising Denmark, United Kingdom, Austria, Switzerland,.