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surtax

Financial services; General Finance

A tax added to the normal tax paid by corporations or individuals who have earned income above a certain level.

unequal voting

Financial services; General Finance

These provisions limit the voting rights of some shareholders and expand those of others. Under time-phased voting, shareholders who have held the stock for a given period of time are given more ...

trickle down

Financial services; General Finance

An economic theory that the support of businesses that allows them to flourish will eventually benefit middle- and lower-income people, in the form of increased economic activity and reduced ...

unfavorable balance of trade

Financial services; General Finance

The value of a nation's imports in excess of the value of its exports.

tax schedules

Financial services; General Finance

Tax forms used to report itemized deductions, dividend and interest income, profit or loss from a business, capital gains and losses, supplemental income and loss, and self-employment tax.

An option strategy to avoid using a margin account. Instead of depositing margin with a broker, a put writer can deposit a cash balance equal to the option exercise price, and can avoid additional ...