... banks and the
Central Bank of Russia. The Central Bank owns 6%, while less than 0.5% is held by the Association of Russian
Banks, the Government of Moscow, and the Ministry ofFinanceof the ... number of shares
outstanding. The number of shares outstanding can vary each day depending on the number of purchases and
redemptions.
2. book value of a company's different classes of securities, ...
yielding alternative investment involving similar risk. See also COST OF CAPITAL.
Securities investments: cost of forgoing a safe return on an investment in hopes of making a larger profit. For
instance,...
... or of exchange. For example, in the
commodities markets, a unit of wheat is a bushel, a unit of coffee a pound, and a unit of shell eggs a dozen. The unit
of U.S. currency is the dollar.
Banking: ... ROUND LOT.
UNIT SHARE INVESTMENT TRUST (USIT) specialized form of UNIT INVESTMENT TRUST comprising one
unit of PRIME and one unit of SCORE.
UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE form of life insurance, first ... part of it is earmarked for the investment PORTFOLIO. The policyholder bears the risk
of securities investments, meaning that cash values and death benefits will rise if the underlying investments...
... government bond is stripped, it is often called a STRIP, which
stands for separate trading of registered interest and principal of securities. Such bonds are also called CATS AND
TIGRS.
STRONG DOLLAR ... life of ten years and a salvage value of $200, annual depreciation
under the straight-line method would be $100, charged at $100 a year. This is the oldest and simplest method of
depreciation and ... scale of the total of digits for the years of useful life.
Thus, for four years of life, the digits 4, 3, 2, and 1 are added to produce 10. The first year's rate becomes 4/10ths of
the...
... or in the form of paychecks for a specified period of time. The size of
the termination benefit is based on the length of service and job level of the employee, union contracts, and other
factors. ... are such items as salespersons' salaries and commissions, advertising and promotion, travel and
entertainment, office payroll and expenses, and executives' salaries. SG&A expenses ... OFFERING, is limited to members of the New York
Stock Exchange and is completed in the course of the trading day. See also EXCHANGE DISTRIBUTION;
REGISTERED SECONDARY OFFERING; SECURITIES AND...
... buildings or only land and buildings: "property, plant, and
equipment" and "plant and equipment."
PLAYING THE MARKET unprofessional buying and selling of stocks, as distinguished ... projected
patterns of sales, costs, and profitability and a wide range of considerations in the areas of economics; the money
market; and the securities markets. Although quantitative and qualitative ... insured and guaranteed by the FHA and the Veterans
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PRODUCTIVITY in labor and other areas of economics, the amount of output per unit of input, for example, the
quantity of a product...
... in terms of its activities and objectives, and is favorably regarded in the
financial and capital markets and the investment community; this means having input into the annual report and other ... investment banker,
either as manager or participating member of an investmentbanking syndicate, makes outright purchases of new
securities from the issuer and distributes them to dealers and ... majority ofinvestment bankers also maintain broker-dealer
operations, serving both wholesale and retail clients in brokerage and advisory capacities and offering a growing
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Death of a thousand cuts
If something is suffering the death of a thousand cuts, or death by a thousand cuts, lots of small ... possibility of success.
Find your feet
When you are finding your feet, you are in the process of gaining confidence and experience in something.
Fine and dandy
(UK) If thing's are fine and dandy, ... trouble.
Land of nod
If someone has gone to the land of nod, they have fallen asleep or gone to bed.
Lap of the gods
If something is in the lap of the gods, it is beyond our control and fate...
... clutches of a religiousfanatic.
C-note
a C-note
American, informal
a piece of paper American money that is
worth 100dollars. Joe took a wad of bills
out of his pocket, peeled off a
c-note
and
handed ... British
to be very happy and excited about the
things around you, and often to react to
them in a way which is silly and not
controlled » Give him a room full of old
books and he's like a child ... must do and what
you must not do in a particular situation
• In the back of the guide there's a list of
the dos and don'ts of localetiquette.
dose
go through sb/sth like a dose of salts
old-fashioned
if...
... ranks around its leader and
defended him loyally against his critics.
join the ranks of
sth
to become part of a large group
• Thousands of young people join the
ranks of the unemployed each summer
when ... absolutely
loyal to his employer.
the rough and tumble of
sth
the part of an activity that involves
fighting or competing •
He enjoys the
rough and tumble of politics.
rough -and- tumble •
(always before
noun)
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rum
a
rum do
British, old-fashioned
if a situation is a rum do,it is strange and
people often do not approve of it •
All
three of...