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A statistic based upon the correlation integral which examines the probability that a purely random system could have the same scaling properties as the system under study. See: Correlation Integral.
Industry:Financial services
This system permits the automatic execution of trades based on the current stock prices on the consolidated markets at any of the US securities exchanges.
Industry:Financial services
A bear CD pays the holder a fraction of any fall in a given market index.
Industry:Financial services
As used for most purposes under the federal securities laws. A beneficial owner of stock is any person or entity with sole or shared power to vote or dispose of the stock. This SEC definition is intended to include a holder who enjoys the benefits of ownership although the shares may be held in another name.
Industry:Financial services
A rating A.M. Best Co. assigns to insurance companies based on the company's ability to meet its obligations to its policyholders.
Industry:Financial services
A graph that shows the critical points where bifurcation occurs, and the possible solutions that exist at that point.
Industry:Financial services
The term applied to the liberalization in 1986 of the London Stock Exchange (LSE) when trading was automated.
Industry:Financial services
A nickname for the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Also known as The Exchange. More than 2,000 common and preferred stocks are traded. Founded in 1792, the NYSE is the oldest exchange in the United States, and the largest. It is located on Wall Street in New York City.
Industry:Financial services
The consolidation of all swap agreements between two counterparties into one master agreement. The result is that if one counterparty bankrupts, that counterparty cannot seek to collect on any swaps that are in-the-money to them while at the same time refusing to pay out on any that are out-of-the-money. Instead, the master agreement sets out that in this event all swaps between the two counterparties will be netted; only then will the bankrupt company receive money, and then only if they are net in-the-money.
Industry:Financial services
A precipitous drop in a financial market . The original Black Friday occurred on September 24, 1869, when prospectors attempted to corner the gold market.
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