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 abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz Year end The date on which a company’s financial year ends. It reports it’s financial results up to that date. Yearlings Bonds issued for twelve months mostly by local authorities. Yield The...

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 abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz Wall Street the street in New York where the NYSE New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is located. Can also refer to the NYSE itself and all financial institutions in New York City including stock...

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 abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz Variable Redemption Bond A bond, the redemption value of which is determined by a variable such as the exchange rate between two different currencies or perhaps the performance of a stock index...

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 abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz UK GAAP UK’s General Accepted Accounting Practices.. Underlying instrument 1. In options, the security that must be delivered if a put or call option is exercised. 2. In equities , the...

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 abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz Take-Over One company obtaining control of another by obtaining a majority of the voting shares. T-bonds Treasury bonds which have a maturity date of more than 5 years. T-Bill A T-Bill (or...