- Industry: News service
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United Kingdom-based news service and former financial market data provider that provides news reports from around the world to news media
A combination of banking and insurance products offered in continental Europe.
Industry:Financial services
A bill of exchange issued or accepted by a bank. It is thus more acceptable than a normal trade bill of exchange because the risk is less and the discount is accordingly also smaller. See also Bill of Exchange.
Industry:Financial services
Weekly or monthly statement issued by a central bank summarizing its financial position.
Industry:Financial services
A court proceeding in which the assets of an insolvent company or individual are liquidated. See also Insolvency, Solvency.
Industry:Financial services
A type of chart, widely used by technical analysts and traders, that represents price information on a vertical bar. The top of the bar is the highest price and the bottom of the bar the lowest. A dash on the left-hand side of the bar denotes the opening price and a dash on the right-hand side the closing price. (Figure 1.) See also Technical Analysis.
Industry:Financial services
Volume measurement of liquid in the petroleum industry, equal to 42 US gallons or 35 imperial gallons or about 0.136 tonnes, depending on specific gravity.
Industry:Financial services
Recognized worldwide as bpd. It is a measure of the flow of crude oil production from a field or producing company or a country.
Industry:Financial services
An option, which is activated or deactivated once the price of the underlying financial instrument reaches a set level, known as the barrier. It can be categorized into either trigger or knockout options. See also Options.
Industry:Financial services
The exchange of goods or services where no money is paid. Also known as counter trade.
Industry:Financial services
The currency that forms the base of a quotation, i.e. the denominator expressed as a unit of one (or sometimes a hundred). For example, the base currency in a US dollar/euro quotation is the dollar, whereas the base currency in the dollar/sterling quote is the pound.
Industry:Financial services
