After-market trading

(1) The activity of buying and selling financial instruments or commodities for profit. Individuals or entities may engage in trading either strictly on their own behalf or for ...

trading

Banking; General banking

(1) The activity of buying and selling financial instruments or commodities for profit. Individuals or entities may engage in trading either strictly on their own behalf or for ...

acid test

Economy; Forex

A stern measure of a company's ability to pay its short term debts, in that stock is excluded from asset value.

assets

Economy; Forex

Anything owned by the company having a monetary value; eg, 'fixed' assets like buildings, plant and machinery, vehicles and potentially including intangibles like trade marks and ...

asset turnover

Economy; Forex

Measure of operational efficiency - shows how much revenue is produced per £ of assets available to the business. (sales revenue/total assets less current liabilities)

budget

Economy; Forex

In a financial planning context the word 'budget' (as a noun) strictly speaking means an amount of money that is planned to spend on a particularly activity or resource, usually ...

cashflow

Economy; Forex

The movement of cash in and out of a business from day-to-day direct trading and other non-trading or indirect effects, such as capital expenditure, tax and dividend payments.

cost of goods sold (COGS)

Economy; Forex

The directly attributable costs of products or services sold, usually materials, labour, and direct production costs. Sales less COGS = gross profit. Effetively the same as cost ...