- Industry: Financial services
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A clause in a contract providing for increases or decreases in inflation depending on fluctuations in the cost of living, production costs, and so forth.
Industry:Financial services
An agreement between two or more firms to share risk and financing responsibility in purchasing or underwriting securities, or an account owned jointly by two or more persons at a bank or brokerage house.
Industry:Financial services
Assurance by a lender to make money available to a borrower on specific terms in return for a fee.
Industry:Financial services
Investments designed to hedge against inflation and the loss of purchasing power associated with it.
Industry:Financial services
A type of annuity opened by and intended for two people, that makes payments for the entire lifetime of both beneficiaries, even if one of them dies.
Industry:Financial services
An industry that plays a critical role in a nation's economy.
Industry:Financial services
Historical term. In the 1920's and 1930's, it refers to the group of member firms that lend or borrow securities needed to cover the positions of customers who have sold short securities. The crowd could be found around the loan post.
Industry:Financial services
Securities such as bonds or notes that guarantee a return higher than the rate of inflation if the security is held to maturity.
Industry:Financial services
A bond that is guaranteed by the issuer and a party other than the issuer.
Industry:Financial services
