- Industry: Financial services
- Number of terms: 73910
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Futures contracts such as stock index futures that settle for cash and do not involve delivery of the underlying.
Industry:Financial services
The amount an insurance company will pay if the policyholder tenders or cashes in a whole life insurance policy.
Industry:Financial services
Money placed in an individual retirement account (IRA), an employer-sponsored retirement plan, or other retirement plan for a particular tax year. Contributions may be deductible or nondeductible, depending on the type of account.
Industry:Financial services
A transaction in which exchange is immediate in the form of cash, unlike a forward contract (which calls for future delivery of an asset at an agreed-upon price).
Industry:Financial services
The difference between variable revenue and variable cost.
Industry:Financial services
An accounting book that is composed of cash receipts plus disbursements. This balance is posted to the cash account in the ledger.
Industry:Financial services
A check drawn directly on a customer's account, making the bank the primary obligor, and assuring firms that the amount will be paid.
Industry:Financial services
Occurs when a firm runs out of cash and cannot readily sell marketable securities.
Industry:Financial services
