The generic name for a tradable loan security issued by governments and companies as a means of .

A measure of the rate of change in an option's delta for a one-unit change in the price of the.

The American Stock Exchange which was originally known as the Curb.

See D/P and D/A.

The successor to the European Currency Unit (ECU) as the European currency. The euro was introduced.

A term previously given to the shares of listed companies, basically second in line to and traded.

In the US, federal and state taxes on the sale or production of certain types of products such as.

Corporate and government bonds are generally considered a safe form of investment compared to.

A region in which businesses get special tax advantages (including exemption from business rates) as.

The price at which a market maker will buy shares or, in the case of unit trusts, the price at.

(ICS)A compensation scheme for investors with operating rules set by the Financial Services Authority.

See: 'split capital investment.

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

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

Securities which pay a fixed rate of interest. Government bonds (gilts) are the best known example..

A bond which gives capital growth at.

A reversal pattern in technical analysis.

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

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.