- Industrie: Financial services
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A checking account associated with a line of credit that allows a person to write checks for more that the actual balance in the account, with a finance charge on the overdraft.
Industry:Financial services
Goods and services produced and consumed domestically that are not close substitutes to import or export goods and services.
Industry:Financial services
A pension plan that has a positive surplus (i.e., assets exceed liabilities).
Industry:Financial services
An ocean carrier that does not own or operate their own vessels. They use less than full containerloads which they ship on actual ship lines. They issue their own bills of lading which are backed up by actual on board ocean bills of lading issued to them by the other carrier.
Industry:Financial services
Used in the context of general equities. Sizable block of securities or commodities contracts that, if released on the market, would put downward pressure on prices; prohibits buying activity that would otherwise translate into upward price movement. Examples include shares held in a dealer's inventory, a large institutional holding, a secondary distribution still in registration, and a large commodity position about to be liquidated.
Industry:Financial services
A security that does not entitle the holder to vote on the corporation's resolutions or elections.
Industry:Financial services
A convertible bond issue that investors do not convert into common stock because the stock has not appreciated in value.
Industry:Financial services
Instructions given to a collecting bank not to protest a specific item in the event of non payment or non acceptance.
Industry:Financial services
The expenses of a business that are not attributable directly) the production or sale of goods.
Industry:Financial services
The manner in which retirement benefits are paid out.
Industry:Financial services
