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A legal agreement to make or take delivery of a specified instrument (for example, a commodity such.

(FIA)The futures industry's national trade association in the US. They lobbied in favour of establishing.

A clause in an insurance policy which specifies items or conditions not covered.

The amount chargeable to capital gains tax (CGT) from gains made on the disposal of an asset. In.

The rate of change of an option's delta relative to a given change in the underlying share. Equal to.

A term previously given to the shares of smaller companies traded far less frequently on the London.

Gap

When the stock market opens above or below the close on the previous day, this is known as a.

The recipient (typically a bank) to whom a garnishee order has been delivered.

A court order instructing a garnishee (a bank) that funds held on behalf of a debtor (the judgement.

The most common use of the term 'gearing' is to describe the level of a company's debt compared.

(GATT)A trade agreement between a large number of countries, dating back to 1948, which was set up to.

The legal right for a creditor to seize the assets of a debtor to satisfy an outstanding.

In the US, this refers to a bond that is secured by a blanket mortgage on the issuing company's.

A municipal bond whose interest and principal payments are supported by the full faith and credit of.

See 'personal equity.

A transfer of an asset such as property or money etc from one person to another where no payment of.

In the US, a tax imposed by the federal government or state on the donor of a gift when the transfer.

(GEMMs)See 'market.

Gilts are fixed income or index-linked bonds issued by the UK Government.

See 'Government National Mortgage.