Offer Period
The period from the confirmed intention to make an offer until the offer becomes unconditional as to acceptances, or until a resolution is issued by the extraordinary general assembly of the offeror and the offeree company in the case of an acquisition through a securities exchange offer involving the shares of the offeree company.
Investment Opportunities
Available options for investing money with the aim of generating a return. They include commercial projects, financial markets, real estate, and more, and are assessed based on their return and risk.
Segregation of Assets
Client assets are segregated from those of the exchange member firm. What this measure means is that client funds and assets are held in accounts entirely separate from the member firm’s own accounts, so that they cannot be commingled or used for operational or investment purposes belonging to the firm itself. This segregation is considered […]
Rating Category
A rating symbol — including a letter or a numeric symbol that may be combined with several modifier symbols — used in credit rating to provide a relative measure of the different risks among the credit risk characteristics of the types of rated entities, securities, or other rated assets.
Bottom / Trough
It’s the level at which prices reached and then rose again from — so the movement preceding it is a decline, and the movement following it is a rise.
Trading Floor
It’s the designated area within a stock exchange building where the buying and selling of securities are executed.
Cash Flow Statement
A statement showing the company’s cash flows (receipts, payments, and net cash) over a specified period.
A Swap Transaction Between Two Parties
A swap transaction between two parties relating to the cash flows of two or more equity indices in exchange for an agreed-upon percentage, settled in cash. (This transaction is one of the standard practices recognized on the London Stock Exchange.)
Settlement Process
The process by which any trading contract is finalized to transfer ownership of securities from the seller to the buyer and to settle their value on a final and unconditional basis.
Commission
It’s most often associated in the financial services industry with brokerage and intermediation.