risk mitigation
111Contingent Guarantee — A guarantee of payment made by a third party, known as the guarantor, to the seller or provider of a product or service in the event of non payment by the buyer. Contingent guarantees are normally used when the suppliers do not have a… …
112Front Fee — The option premium paid by an investor upon the initial purchase of a compound option. A compound option is one where the underlying asset is also an option (i.e. an option on an option). The front fee gives the investor the right but not the… …
113Widow Maker — In everyday usage, a widow maker is the name of an artery with blockage that often causes death by severe heart attack, but in finance, a widow maker is an extremely risky investment that subjects the investor to very large potential losses.… …
114Galileo (satellite navigation) — Galileo is a global navigation satellite system currently being built by the European Union (EU) and European Space Agency (ESA). The €3.4 billion project is an alternative and complementary to the U.S. Global Positioning System (GPS) and the… …
115Prudence — (lat.:prudentia) is classically considered to be a virtue, and indeed, one of the Cardinal Virtues. The word comes from Old French prudence (13th century), from Latin prudentia foresight, sagacity, contraction of providentia foresight. It is… …
116John Stevens, Baron Stevens of Kirkwhelpington — John Arthur Stevens, Baron Stevens of Kirkwhelpington KStJ QPM DL FRSA (born 21 October 1942) was Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis (head of the Metropolitan Police Service) from 2000 until 2005. From 1991 to 1996, he was Chief Constable… …
117Bernard Kerik — Infobox Governor name = Bernard B. Kerik order1 = office1 = Police Commissioner City of New York children = Angelina, Celine, Joseph and Lisa term start1 = August 21, 2000 term end1 = December 31, 2001 predecessor1 = Howard Safir successor1 =… …
118STS-84 — Infobox Space mission mission name = STS 84 insignia = Sts 84 patch.png shuttle = Atlantis launch pad = 39 A launch = May 15, 1997, 4:07:48.62 am EST landing = May 24, 1997, 9:27:44 am EDT, KSC, Runway 33 duration = 9 days, 5 hours, 20 minutes,… …
119STS-86 — Infobox Space mission mission name = STS 86 insignia = Sts 86 patch.png shuttle = Atlantis launch pad = 39 A launch = September 25, 1997, 10:34:19 p.m. EDT landing = October 6, 1997, 5:55 p.m. EDT, KSC, Runway 15 duration = 10 days, 19 hours, 22… …
120STS-91 — Infobox Space mission mission name = STS 91 insignia = Sts 91 patch.png shuttle = Discovery launch pad = 39 A launch = June 2, 1998 6:06:24 p.m. EDT landing = June 12, 1998 2:00:17 p.m. EDT, KSC duration = 9 days, 19 hours, 55 minutes 1 second… …
