General Finance

General Finance

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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.

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 Associates, Inc.

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 the same credit ...

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 portfolio manager may ...