- Industry: Financial services
- Number of terms: 73910
- Number of blossaries: 1
- Company Profile:
World's leading financial information-service, news, and media company.
The provision of some futures contracts that requires not delivery of underlying assets but settlement according to the cash value of the asset.
Industry:Financial services
Credit a firm grants to consumers for the purchase of goods or services. Also called retail credit.
Industry:Financial services
An incentive offered to purchasers of a firm's product for payment within a specified time period, such as ten days.
Industry:Financial services
An investment note issued directly to the public by a financial institution.
Industry:Financial services
A dividend paid in cash to a company's shareholders. The amount is normally based on profitability and is taxable as income. A cash distribution may include capital gains and return of capital in addition to the dividend.
Industry:Financial services
Consumer products that are expected to last three years or more, such as an automobile or a home appliance.
Industry:Financial services
A firm's cash revenues less cash expenses, which excludes the costs of depreciation.
Industry:Financial services
Examples include Treasury bills and Banker's Acceptances.
Industry:Financial services
Goods not used in production but, bought for personal or household use such as food, clothing, and entertainment.
Industry:Financial services
