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Definition 1 A Record of financial transactions for an Asset or individual, such as at a bank, Brokerage, Credit card company, or retail store. Definition 2 More generally, an arrangement between a buyer and a seller in which payments are to be made in the future.

Related Terms: 14 Asset, Action, Buy, Broker, Brokerage, Credit card, Car, Credit, FIN, Record, Range, Rally, Sell, Transaction
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10-K, 12b-1 funds, Accredited Personal Financial Planning Specialist, Active asset, Allowance for depreciation, Asset, Asset/equity ratio, Agent bank, Asset management account, Accrual of discount, Amortization of premium, Asset-backed security, Asset swap, At par, All or any part, At best, At call, All-risks coverage, At risk, Asset acquisition, Asset class, Asset financing, Add-on service, Abstract of title, Action to quiet title, As is, Assignment to creditors, Attorney in fact, Asset-based finance, Asset-based lending, Asset conversion loan, Assignment of mortgage, A shares, Asset allocation fund, Asset turnover, At the money, Age-weighted plan, Across the board, Action, Additional paid-in capital, Adoption credit, Ad valorem, Against the box, At the bell, At the close, At the figure, At the full, At the market, At the opening order, Automated Pricing and Reporting System, Away from the market, Back pay, Bank reconciliation, Below the line, Books of final entry, Books of original entry, Bank credit, Bank draft, Bank holding company, Bank Holiday, Banking Act of 1933, Bank Note, Bank Trust Department, Bank-eligible issues, Bid-to-cover ratio, Bond Buyer, Bureau of Public Debt, Buy, Broker, Brokerage, Brokerage firm, Brokerage house, Broker loan, Brought over the wall, Buying on margin, Buy limit order, Buy minus, Buy minus order, Buy on close, Buy on opening, Buy order, Buy stop order, Buy the book, Balance of payments, Bank Rate, Board of Governors, Breaking the syndicate, Bill of exchange, Bill of sale, Breach of trust, By the book, Balloon payment, Bank term loan, Broker loan rate, Business credit, B shares, Buy and write, Buy-side, Breadth-of-market theory, Beat the gun, Capital asset, Cash asset ratio, Combined financial statement, Consolidated financial statement, Cost Of Goods Sold, Cost of sales, Credit order, Commercial bank, Consumer bank, Credit card, Credit union, Certificate of Participation, Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures, Credit analyst, Credit risk, Code of procedure, Contra broker, Contract broker, Credit balance, Capitalization of income, Cost of Living Adjustment, Cost-of-living index, Council of Economic Advisers, Credit squeeze, Car, Cash and carry trade, Chasing the market, Cheapest to deliver, Chicago Board of Trade, Commodities Exchange Act, Cost-of-living rider, Credit insurance, Credit life insurance, Certificate of stock, Corporate action, Cost of carry, Certificate of title, Class action suit, Contract for deed, Customary arrangement, Cancellation of debt, Cash credit, Certificate of Claim, Charge card, Closed-end credit, Commercial credit, Consumer credit, Cost of debt capital, Cost of funds, Credit, Credit agency, Credit default swap, Credit derivative, Credit enhancement, Credit limit, Credit line, Credit score, Controlled company, Closed-end investment company, C shares, Class of options, Close to the money, Closing transaction, Credit spread, Certificate of Occupancy, Cloud on title, Cash or Deferred Arrangement, Capital Asset Pricing Model, Class A Shares, Class B Shares, Crash of 1929, Crash of 1987, Child and dependent care credit, Coefficient of determination, Cup and handle, Certificate of delivery, Close a position, Cornering the market, Curbs in, Deferred credit, Dealer bank, Debit card, Deposit in transit, Date of issue, Date of payment, Delivery vs. payment, Dual currency bond, Dual listing, Deep discount broker, Discount broker, Division of Enforcement, Division of Investment Management, Division of Market Regulation, Date of record, Dividend in arrears, Desk (the), Division of labor, Dual life insurance, De-escalation clause, De facto, Doing business as, Durable Power of Attorney, Date of maturity, Debtor in possession, Debtor-in-possession financing, Deed of Release, Deed of Trust, Deferred payment, Discharge of bankruptcy, Discharge of lien, Down payment, Due-on-sale clause, Dual-purpose fund, Deep in the money, Deep out of the money, Deed of Surrender, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Deferred payment annuity, Dogs of the Dow, Depth of market, Earning asset, Eurodollar certificate of deposit, Escrowed to maturity, Either-or order, Edge Act, E-mini, Exchange for futures, Exchange for physical, Exchange of spot, Ex-pit transaction, European Central Bank, Export-Import Bank, Ex-all, Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, Earned income tax credit, Education credit, Financial Accounting Standards Board, Financial asset, Financial capital, Financial statement, First In First Out, Fixed asset, Federal Savings and Loan Association, Financial institution, Financial instrument, Flight to quality, Flow of funds, Fictitious credit, Fill or kill, Financial analyst, Floor broker, Front-ending an order, Full-service brokerage, Forward P/E, Factors of production, Favorable balance of trade, Federal Reserve Bank, Financial futures, Fee-for-service, Form 8-K, Form S-1, Friends and family offering, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Finance company, Financial risk, Full faith and credit, Family of funds, Financial advisor, Fund of funds, Free and clear, Federal Insurance Contributions Act, Free right of exchange, Federal ID Number, FIN, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, General Obligation Bond, General account, General Securities Representative Examination, Glass-Steagall Act, G-7, General Accounting Office, General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, G-8, General lien, General mortgage, Graduated payment, Growth and income fund, Gather in the stops, Hidden asset, Hart-Scott-Rodino Act of 1976, Hit the bid, House of issue, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, Holding company, Holder in due course, High credit, Home equity line of credit, Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, HUD-1 statement, Hope credit, Head and shoulders, Hammering the market, Held at the opening, Historical trading range, Holding the market, Inactive asset, Intangible asset, In escrow, Independent broker, In-house, Institutional brokerage, Introducing broker, Investment Advisor Act of 1940, Investment bank, Investment Company Act of 1940, In line, Individual policy pension trust, Insurance broker, Insider Trading sanctions Act of 1984, Internal Rate of Return, Indication of interest, In intestacy, Impaired credit, In play, In-process research and development, Investment company, I/O strip, Immediate payment annuity, In-service withdrawal, Individual tax return, Imbalance of orders, In and out, Individual investor, In sympathy, In the tank, Jointly and severally, Jumping the gun, Joint and several liability, Joint and survivor annuity, Joint Stock Company, Last In First Out, Lender of last resort, Law of one price, Lending at a rate, Limit-on-close order, Law of demand, Law of supply, Loose credit, London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange, Limited company, London Inter-Bank Offer Rate, Letter of comment, Legal age, Line of credit, Loan-to-cost, Loan-to-value, Lock-in, Leading the market, Lifetime learning credit, Limited Liability Company, Locked in, Long-term gain or loss, Level I quotes, Member bank, Money center bank, Mutual company, Mutual Savings Bank, Make a market, Market on close order, Mark-to-market, Merchant bank, Medium of exchange, Marginal propensity to consume, Minimum payment, Money at call, Mortgage broker, Management company, Noncurrent asset, Non-financial asset, National Bank, National Credit Union Administration, Negotiable certificate of deposit, Negotiable Order of Withdrawal, Notice of Sale, National Association of Securities Dealers, National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations system, Nominal asset, Net Asset Value, No-Action Letter, Null and void, Nonperforming asset, Non-revolving credit card, Notice of Default, National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, Normal retirement age, Net transaction, Off the books, Office of Thrift Supervision, Out-of-favor, Over-the-Counter, On-floor order, Online broker, On margin, Or better, Outside broker, Offshore company, Opinion of title, On account, On-the-spot loan, Open-end credit, Open-end management company, Opening transaction, Out of the money, Old age, survivors, and disability insurance, On-balance volume, Odd lot buy/sell ratio, On close, On open, On the opening, Pooling of interests, Profit and loss statement, Payment date, Payment-in-kind security, Price Value of a Basis Point, Payment for order flow, Prime broker, Prime brokerage, P&L, Provision for income taxes, Periodic payment plan, Public company, Power of Attorney, Prioritization of debt, Plan asset, Prudent Expert Act, Paid-in capital, Paid-in surplus, Private company, Private Investment in Public Equity, Preservation of capital, Point-and-figure chart, Painting the tape, Price range, Real asset, Record, Reports and Records, Return of capital, Return on Capital, Return on Invested Capital, Return on Total Assets, Regional bank, Retail banking, Reading the tape, Receive against payment, Receive versus payment, Regulation D, Regulation G, Regulation T, Regulation U, Retail brokerage, Round of funding, Rule 15c3-1, Rules of Fair Practice, Rate of exchange, Reciprocal of European terms, Record date, Regulated investment company, Retail Price Index, Retail sales index, Range, Red herring, Registered Company, Regulation A, Right of first refusal, Right of rescission, Right to Know, Retail lending, Revolving line of credit, Right of recourse, Rule of 78, Real estate broker, Right of redemption, Retirement Equity Act of 1984, Return on Capital Employed, Rally, Rate of return, Real rate of return, Retail investor, Selling, General and Administrative Expenses, SG&A, Stranded asset, Savings and Loan, Savings bank, Sight letter of credit, S&L, State bank, Stop payment, Securities and Exchange Commission, Sell, Series EE bond, Segregation of securities, Sell limit order, Sell order, Sell plus, Sell-side analyst, Sell the book, Street broker, Same-store sales, Standard of living, Second-to-die insurance, Stock life insurance company, Statute of Limitations, Sale and leaseback, Satisfaction of debt, Secured credit card, Seller financing, Single-payment loan, Standard payment calculation, Staggered board of directors, Selling the spread, Savings Incentive Match Plan for Employees, Santa Claus rally, Selling short against the box, Shorting against the box, S Corporation, Short-term gain or loss, Subchapter M, Subchapter S Corporation, Schedule C, Securities Act of 1933, Securities Acts Amendments of 1975, Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Seek a market, S&P phenomenon, Stop and reverse, Tangible asset, Transaction, T-Bill, Term to maturity, Take a position, Trailing P/E, Trading range, Total asset turnover, Tenancy by the entirety, Trust company, Truth in Lending, Tenancy at will, Title company, Transfer payments, The Street, Timing the market, Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, Tax Reform Act of 1986, Tax Reform Act of 1993, Take a bath, U.S. Government Agency Security, U.S. Savings Bond, U.S. Treasury, U.S. Treasury Bill, U.S. Treasury Bond, U.S. Treasury Note, U.S. Treasury Securities, Uniform Securities Act, Unified Tax Credit, Unit of trade, Unit of trading, Williams Act, World Bank, Waiver of premium, Widow-and-orphan stock, W-2 Form, W formation, When, as, and if issued, X or XD, Year-To-Date, Yield to call, Yield to maturity, Yield to worst, Y shares