- Industry: Financial services
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An options strategy that calls for the purchase of stocks and the writing of covered call options on them.
Industry:Financial services
In the context of securities, refers to selling a security or commodity quickly, regardless of the price. May occur when an investor no longer wants to sustain further losses on a stock. Also refers to relieving an individual, corporation, or government entity in financial trouble.
Industry:Financial services
An order, typically from a large institutional investor to a broker to purchase all the shares available at the market from the specialist and other brokers and dealers at the current offer price. The book refers to the record a specialist kept before the advent of computers.
Industry:Financial services
A bond issued by the Resolution Funding Corporation (Refcorp) to save the failing savings and loan associations in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Industry:Financial services
A lump sum payment made to the creditor by the borrower or by a third party to reduce the amount of some or all of the consumer's periodic payments to repay the indebtedness.
Industry:Financial services
A statistical compilation formulated by a sovereign nation of all economic transactions between residents of that nation and residents of all other nations during a stipulated period of time, usually a calendar year.
Industry:Financial services
Net flow of goods (exports minus imports) between two countries.
Industry:Financial services
To cover, offset, or close out a short position. Related: Evening up, liquidation.
Industry:Financial services
Netting of transaction balances, including the net amount of payments of interest and dividends to foreign investors and investments, as well as receipts and payments resulting from international tourism.
Industry:Financial services
A conditional trading order that indicates a security may be purchased only at the designated price or lower. Related: Sell limit order.
Industry:Financial services
