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Annuity
Financial services; Finance
A financial product sold by financial institutions that is designed to accept and grow funds from an individual and then, upon annuitization, pay out a stream of payments to the individual at a later ...
Capital gain
Financial services; Finance
Profit from selling or transferring assets at a higher price than their initial cost. Inflation and currency movements can affect the real capital gain.
Capital injection
Financial services; Finance
An investment of capital generally in the form of cash or equity.
Return on investment
Financial services; Finance
The ratio of money gained or lost on an investment relative to the amount of money.
Mergers
Financial services; Finance
The combination of two or more companies, generally by offering the stockholders of one company securities in the acquiring company in exchange for the surrender of their stock.
Normal market size
Financial services; Finance
A system that categorises the size of transactions that is normal for a particular security and forces market makers to deal within these sizes.
Trophy asset
Financial services; Finance
A particularly valuable or important asset that a company owns. For example, a car manufacturer's three best producing factories may be considered its marquee assets. A marquee asset is also called a ...
