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Human rights
Fundamental and universal rights and freedoms to which all human beings are entitled. They consist of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights that States are obliged to fully respect according to common standards ratified by national and international legislation.
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Financial services; General Finance
A nickname for the Washington Public Power Supply System, which in the 1970s raised billions of dollars through municipal bond offerings, the projects that never materialized. ...
wi wi
Financial services; General Finance
Come from when issued. Treasury bills trade on a WI basis between the day they are auctioned and the day settlement is made. Bills traded before they are auctioned are said to be ...
wide opening
Financial services; General Finance
Abnormally wide spread between the bid and asked prices of a security at the opening of a trading session.
widow-and-orphan stock
Financial services; General Finance
A stock paying high dividends with a low beta and noncyclical business, that is an extremely safe investment.
Wiener B? (Austrian Stock Exchange)
Financial services; General Finance
Established in 1771, the major securities market of Austria.
wild card option
Financial services; General Finance
The right of the seller of a Treasury bond futures contract to give notice of intent to deliver at or before 8:00 p.m. Chicago time after the closing of the exchange (3:15 p.m. ...
Williams Act
Financial services; General Finance
Federal legislation enacted in 1968 (and now constituting Rules 13d and 14d of the Security Exchange Act of 1934) that imposes requirements with respect to public tender offers.
