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111Stock exchange — Stock Stock (st[o^]k), n. [AS. stocc a stock, trunk, stick; akin to D. stok, G. stock, OHG. stoc, Icel. stokkr, Sw. stock, Dan. stok, and AS. stycce a piece; cf. Skr. tuj to urge, thrust. Cf. {Stokker}, {Stucco}, and {Tuck} a rapier.] 1. The stem …
112Cable (foreign exchange) — Cable is a foreign exchange term used for the GBP/USD currency pair rate (British Pound vs. the US Dollar). It derives its name from the Transatlantic Cable, a steel cable laid under the Atlantic Ocean in 1858, telegraphically linking the UK with …
113National Cheese Exchange — The National Cheese Exchange (NCE) is a defunct private non profit corporation that operated in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Every Friday morning for one half hour, members of the NCE met to buy or sell cheddar cheese in 40 pound blocks and 500 pound… …
114Commodities Exchange — An entity, usually an incorporated non profit association, that determines and enforces rules and procedures for the trading of commodities and related investments, such as commodity futures. Commodities exchange also refers to the physical… …
115Forward Exchange Contract — A special type of foreign currency transaction. Forward contracts are agreements between two parties to exchange two designated currencies at a specific time in the future. These contracts always take place on a date after the date that the spot… …
116Stock Exchange Listing — A company s shares can become listed on the Stock Exchange or traded on the Alternative Investment Market which has less demanding entry criteria. The company s shares can be traded in the market at publicly quoted prices. The advantage of having …
117Stock Exchange Alternative Trading Service — Also known as SEATS PLUS. Where a stock only has one market maker registered or no market makers at all, it cannot be traded on the SEAQ system. Instead, such stocks are traded on SEATS PLUS. This is a system which allows for one market maker to… …
118Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 Index — ( FTSE 100) The FTSE 100 index is a share price index for 100 different shares quoted on the London Stock Exchange, The share are intended to be of a sufficiently broad cross section, so that movements in the index of share prices would be… …
119Floating Exchange Rates — A system in which currencies have no fixed parities and exchange rates. Prices are determined by supply and demand in the free market. A country s currency strengthens or weakens based on the underlying strength of its economy and its… …
120stock exchange — stock market A market for the sale and purchase of securities, in which the prices are controlled by the laws of supply and demand. The first stock exchange was in Amsterdam, where in 1602 shares in the United East India Company could be traded.… …
