Finance firm's cash balance as reported in its financial statements

Finance A person, company or institution who obtains money or some other asset (for example machinery, property) in the form of a loan, mortgage or leasing arrangement from a lender in order to finance consumption and investment.

Finance Procedure for new bond issue. Lead manager buys the entire issue from the borrower on previously agreed fixed terms.

Finance Debt reduction policy for less developed countries that entails the conversion of bank loans into more acceptable assets.

Finance Analysis of level of sales at which a project would make zero profit.

Finance 1944 conference held in Bretton Woods New Hampshire resulting in agreement to maintain exchange rates of currencies within very narrow boundaries. This lasted until 1971.

Finance Medium term financing usually at fluctuating interest rates, that takes the form of renewable overdrafts or discounting facilities.

Insurance cover extending beyond the basics to include rare events of potentially serious risk, and requiring a higher premium.

broad money: One measure of the money supply that includes M1, plus savings and small time deposits, overnight repos at commercial banks, and non-institutional money market accounts. This is a key economic indicator used to forecast inflation, since it is not as narrow as M1 and still relatively easy to track. All the components of M2 are very liquid, and the non-cash components can be converted into cash very easily.

Finance Theory that security prices sometimes move wildly above their true values.

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Finance FRN on which the coupon rate varies inversely with the level of market rates

FRN on which the coupon rate varies inversely with the level of market rates

One-time lump-sum repayment of an outstanding loan, typically made by the borrower after very little, if any, amortization of the loan.

Finance German debt obligations.

Offering of one or more ancillary services with an insurance service or product in a package where this insurance service or product is also made available to the consumer separately but not necessarily on the same terms or conditions as when offered bundled with the ancillary services .

Finance Risk borne by a firm's shareholders if the firm is financed solely with equity.

Mortgage to buy a property where the borrower's intention would be to sell at a profit shortly after.

Finance A mechanical device, however powered, intended for use in speedily discovering the answer to complex mathematical calculations.

Finance The right to buy a number of shares of stock at a stated price within a specified time.

Finance price of a call option on common stock

Finance Bond that cannot be called.

Finance Written agreement between an issuing corporation and its bondholders that gives the corporation the option to redeem the bond at a specified price before the maturity date.