Online services

Online services

Any business that provides its subscribers with a wide variety of data transmitted over telecommunications lines, an infrastructure in which they can communicate with one another as well as the means to connect with an almost unlimited number of third-party information providers.

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wilshire indexes

Financial services; General Finance

Widely followed performance measurement indexes measuring performance of all U.S.-headquartered equity securities with readily available price data, created by Wilshire ...

windfall profit

Financial services; General Finance

A sudden unexpected profit uncontrolled by the profiting party.

window

Financial services; General Finance

A brokerage firm's cashier department, where delivery of securities and settlement of transactions take place.

window contract

Financial services; General Finance

A guaranteed investment contract purchased with deposits over some future designated time period (the "window"), usually between 3 and 12 months. All deposits made are guaranteed ...

window dressing

Financial services; General Finance

Trading activity near the end of a quarter or fiscal year that is designed to improve the appearance of a portfolio to be presented to clients or shareholders. For example, a ...