- Industry: Financial services
- Number of terms: 73910
- Number of blossaries: 1
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Resolves the validity of an accounting entry by a step-by-step record by which accounting data can be traced to their source.
Industry:Financial services
In the context of accounting, practice in which expenses and income are accounted for as if they are earned or incurred, whether or not they have been received or paid. Antithesis of cash basis accounting.
Industry:Financial services
A bond on which interest accrues but is not paid to the investor during the time of accrual. The amount of accrued interest is added to the remaining principal of the bond and is paid at maturity.
Industry:Financial services
A trade, quote, or market that does not originate with the dealer in question, e.g., "the bid is 98-10 away from me."
Industry:Financial services
A section of an annual report that includes the auditor's opinion about the veracity of the financial statements.
Industry:Financial services
The pension benefits earned by an employee accourding to the years of the employee's service.
Industry:Financial services
In context of general equities, out of line with the inside market at this time, such as when a bid on a limit order is lower or the offer price is higher than the current market price for the security; held by the specialist for later execution unless FOK. Antithesis of in-line.
Industry:Financial services
Absence of a cross-border trade in models of international trade.
Industry:Financial services
