Liabilities that may or may not be incurred by a company and which depend on the outcome of say a.

An option strategy with limited risk and limited profit potential that involves both a long (or.

(ETF)ETFs are a new kind of collective investment fund competing with investment trusts and unit.

When a company fails to pay a dividend, holders of cumulative preference shares are entitled to.

(FSAVC) An employee's pension scheme which is additional to but independent from his occupational pension.

A fund whose portfolio comprises a range of securities from markets around the.

In the US, a tax imposed by the federal government or state on the net value of a deceased person's.

The feminine form.

The closing price is the last price for a tradable instrument at the time the market closes. On.

In the US, an insurance policy taken out on the life of a company executive or senior employee whose.

See: contingency.

Costs which affect a company's profit (or loss) which are associated with normal activities but are.

A type of mortgage where interest repayments to the lender are fixed until maturity or for a.

A document confirming that recently-purchased insurance is in force. Used if a claim should be.

A commitment made by a person to be answerable for the debts or liabilities of.

Purchase of shares without entitlement to current rights issues. This entitlement remains with the.

The movement of a futures price towards that of the underlying instrument as the contract date.

The buying or selling of underlying instruments such as commodities, securities and currencies etc.

The index of the share prices of over 800 leading companies and investment trusts on the London.

A document on which changes or additions are made to an existing signed will. Both the will and the.