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  • 41agency basis — A means of compensating ( compensation) the broker of a program trade solely on the basis of commission established through bids submitted by various brokerage firms. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary …

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  • 42agency pass-throughs — mortgage pass through securities whose principal and interest payments are guaranteed by government agencies, such as the Government National Mortgage Association ( Ginnie Mae), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ( Freddie Mac), and …

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  • 43agency cross — A trade between two customers of a broker executed through the office of the broker who acts as agent in the middle, with the two customers acting as principals. It will usually be carried out at the midmarket price for the stock in question. The …

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  • 44through — I. prep. 1. From one side, end, or part of to the other. 2. Between the sides of, between the walls of, within. 3. By means of, by the agency of, in consequence of, by the and of. 4. Over the whole surface of. 5. Among, in the midst of. 6. From… …

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  • 45United Kingdom agency worker law — refers to the law which regulates people s work through employment agencies in the United Kingdom. Though statistics are disputed, there are currently between half a million and one and a half million agency workers in the UK, and probably over… …

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  • 46Arms Control and Disarmament Agency — The U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA) was established as an independent agency by the Arms Control and Disarmament Act (75 Stat. 631), September 26, 1961, a bill drafted by presidential adviser John J. McCloy. Its predecessor was… …

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  • 47Motorhome hire agency — A Motorhome hire agency is a company which hires privately owned motorhomes to customers. This practice is common in the UK, where several agencies dominate the market. Motorhome hire is a type of vacation rental. Contents 1 History 2 How It… …

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  • 48Tuition agency — A tuition agency is a commercial organisation which specialises in introducing tutors to students requiring help in the academic area. Tuition agencies exist largely due to the problems parents and students face in finding a specialist who can… …

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  • 49by the agency of — by/through/the agency of formal phrase used for saying that a person or thing makes something happen a person who has bought property through the agency of a solicitor Thesaurus: describing or relating to ways of doing thingshyponym systems and… …

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  • 50Employment agency — An employment agency is a company that matches workers to open jobs. The first employment agency in the United States was opened by Fred Winslow who opened Engineering Agency in 1893. It later became part of General Employment Enterprises who… …

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