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speculator
Financial services; General Finance
One who attempts to anticipate price changes and, through buying and selling contracts, aims to make profits. A speculator does not use the market in connection with the production, processing, ...
supplemental security income
Financial services; General Finance
A Social Security program established to help the blind, disabled, and poor.
self-regulatory organisation (SRO)
Financial services; General Finance
Organizations that enforce fair, ethical, and efficient practices in the securities and commodity futures industries, including all national securities and commodities exchanges and the NASD.
self-supporting debt
Financial services; General Finance
Bonds sold to finance a project that will produce enough revenue through tolls or other charges to retire the debt . See: revenue bond.
withholding
Financial services; General Finance
Used in the context of securities, the illegal practice of a public offering participant keeping some shares in a private account or with a family member, employee, or dealer to profit from the ...
spin-off
Financial services; General Finance
A company can create an independent company from an existing part of the company by selling or distributing new shares in the so-called spin-off.
withholding tax
Financial services; General Finance
A tax levied by a country of source on income paid, usually on dividends remitted to the home country of the firm operating in a foreign country.
