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Bonds that are not registered on the books of the issuer. Such bonds are held in physical form by the owner, who receives interest payments by physically detaching coupons from the bond certificate and delivering them to the paying agent.
Industry:Financial services
Describes issue form of security not registered on the issuing corporation's books, and therefore payable to its bearer. See also: Bearer bond; coupon bond.
Industry:Financial services
Security not registered on the books of the issuing corporation and thus payable to possessor of the shares. Negotiable without endorsement and transferred by delivery, thus avoiding some of the control associated with ordinary shares. Dividends are payable upon presentation of dividend coupons, which are dated or numbered. Applies mainly to international equities.
Industry:Financial services
In the context of general equities, gaining an advantageous price in a trade through a quick response to market developments.
Industry:Financial services
The portion of an employee's salary contributed to a retirement plan before federal income taxes are deducted; this reduces the individual's gross income for federal tax purposes.
Industry:Financial services
The ratio of net income before taxes to net sales.
Industry:Financial services
An international trade policy of competitive devaluations and increased protective barriers that one country institutes to gain at the expense of its trading partners.
Industry:Financial services
A devaluation that is designed to cheapen a nation's currency and thereby increase its exports at the expense of other countries. Devaluation can also reduce a nation's imports. Such devaluations often lead to trade wars.
Industry:Financial services
Used for listed equity securities. At the same price but entered after your order/interest, such as on the specialist's book. Antithesis of ahead of you.
Industry:Financial services
