摘要: The stock exchange headquartered in Sydney, Australia.
|||The ASX was formed in 1987 after six independent stock exchanges that operated in the state capital cities were combined into on[阅读全文:]
摘要: A system that facilitates the transfer of securities from one trading account to another at a different brokerage firm or bank. The National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC) developed the ACATS [阅读全文:]
摘要: An electronic banking outlet, which allows customers to complete basic transactions without the aid of a branch representative or teller.
There are two primary types of automated teller machin[阅读全文:]
摘要: An investment program that allows investors to contribute small amounts of money, such as $20 a month in regular intervals. Funds are automatically deducted from the investor's checking/savings accou[阅读全文:]
摘要: A risk-management committee in a bank or other lending institution that generally comprises the senior-management levels of the institution. The ALCO's primary goal is to evaluate, monitor and approv[阅读全文:]
摘要: The market value of assets that an investment company manages on behalf of investors. Assets under management (AUM) is looked at as a measure of success against the competition and consists of growth/[阅读全文:]
摘要: The rate of interest, or growth rate, selected by an insurance company. The assumed interest rate is provided to determine the value of an annuity contract and, therefore, the periodic income payment [阅读全文:]
摘要: A new technology that provides high transmission speeds for video and voice to homes over ordinary copper telephone wire. It will be most cost-effective in areas with a low market penetration of cable[阅读全文:]
摘要: The stock exchange headquartered in Athens, Greece.
|||The ATHEX is often referred to as a highly speculative market.
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摘要: A type of dutch auction that involves a process used to reset the interest payments, or dividends, that are paid on preferred stock or mutual fund shares. The auction usually takes place through an in[阅读全文:]