- Industrie: Financial services
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A premium that must be paid to preferred or preference stockholders if the issuer of the stock is forced into involuntary liquidation.
Industry:Financial services
Zero-coupon, callable, putable, convertible bond developed by Merrill Lynch & Co.
Industry:Financial services
A division of the CME established in 1982 for trading stock index products and options.
Industry:Financial services
Payment by a firm to its owners from capital rather than from earnings.
Industry:Financial services
A swap of a market index for some other asset, such as a stock-for-stock or debt-for-stock swap.
Industry:Financial services
Special accounts that allow saving taxes deferred until money is withdrawn. These plans are subject to frequent changes in law with respect to the deductibility of contributions. Withdrawals of tax-deferred contributions are taxed as income, including the capital gains from such accounts.
Industry:Financial services
Occurs when a firm's business is terminated. Assets are sold, proceeds are used to pay creditors, and any leftovers are distributed to shareholders. Any transaction that offsets or closes out a long or short position. Related: Buy in, evening up, offset liquidity.
Industry:Financial services
A stock index option issued by either a corporate or a sovereign entity as part of a security offering, and guaranteed by an option clearing corporation.
Industry:Financial services
A bond lacking a call feature or a right of redemption. Also refers to a perpetual bond.
Industry:Financial services
