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Variable rate note'A' ordinary shares'Cum' dividend and 'ex' dividend1% Risk Rule100 per cent gold backing2008 Financial Crisis and Stock Crash2010 Flash Crash2015 Flash Crash401(K)52-week rangeA prioriAAA RatingAbacusAbatementAbatement costAbility to payAbnormal obsolescenceAbove parAbove the lineAbsolute advantage
Absolute Breadth Index (ABI)AbsorptionAbstinence theory of interestAbuse of dominant positionAccelerated bookbuildAccelerated depreciationAcceleration principleAccelerator coefficientAccelerator-multiplier modelAcceptanceAcceptance regionAcceptance supra protestAccepting houseAccepting house or Acceptance houseAccepting Houses CommitteeAcceptorAccommodation billAccommodatory monetary policyAccountAccount daysAccount payeeAccount statedAccountantAccounting for inflationAccounting periodAccounting principlesAccounting profitAccounting ratiosAccounting recordsAccounting standardsAccounting systemAccountsAccounts payableAccounts payable days formulaAccounts payable turover ratioAccounts receivableAccounts receivable collection periodAccounts receivable turover ratioAccounts, nominal, real and personalAccredited InvestorAccrual rateAccrued chargesAccrued expensesAccrued interestAccumulated depreciationAccumulating ordinary sharesAccumulation/distribution lineAcquisition (company)Acquisitions approachAct of bankruptcy Act of GodActionnairesActive and Most Active StocksActive InvestingActive labour market policiesActive partnerActive stockActively managed ETFActual total lossActuarial assumptionActuaryAd referendumAd valoremAd valorem taxAdam SmithAdaptive expectationsAdded valueAdjustable long term putable securityAdjusted Closing PriceAdjustmentAdjustment costsAdjustment programmeAdministered pricesAdministrationAdministration expensesAdoptionAdvance corporation taxAdvanced countriesAdverse balanceAdverse selectionAdverse supply shockAfrican Development BankAfter-tax incomeAGAge-dependency ratioAge-earnings profile?Agency bills?AgendaAgglomeration economiesAggregate dataAggregate demandAggregate demand scheduleAggregate savingAggregate supplyAggregationAgricultural Credit Corporation Ltd (A.C.C.) – UKAgricultural Mortgage Corporation LtdAir transport insuranceAlban William Housego Phillips (1914-75)Allais paradoxAllocaturAllongeAllotment letterAllotment of sharesAlmon distributed lagAlpha StocksAltcoinAlteration of ChequeAlternate directorAlternative accounting rules (UK)AmalgamationAmerican depository receipt (A.D.R.)American Economic Association (AEA)AmortizationAnalysis of varianceAnalystAndean PactAnimal spiritsAnnouncement effectAnnual accountsAnnual chargesAnnual general meeting (A.G.M.)Annual reportAnnual report - Finansleksikonet SverigeAnnual returnAnnual valueAnnualized growth rateAnnuitantAnnuityAnnuity due payment - future valueAnnuity due payment - present valueAnnuity factorAnnuity paymentAnnuity payment - future valueAnnuity present value - solve for nAnnuity rateAnomaliesAnti-trust lawsAntonio SerraApplication for sharesApplied microeconomicsAppreciationAppropriation accountAppropriation billAppropriation of paymentsArbitrageArbitrage pricing theory (APT)ArbitrageurArbitrationArithmetic meanArithmetic progressionArm’s-length priceArrearsArrears of dividendsArrow-Debreu economyArrow-Debreu state priceArrow’s impossibility theoremArthur Cecil Pigou (1877-1959)Articles of associationAsia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)Asian crisisAsian Development Bank (A.D.B.)Assessable profitsAsset motiveAsset pricesAsset strippingAsset valueAsset-backed securityAssetsAssets circulatingAssets turnover ratioAssignmentAssociated companyAssociation of British Insurers (ABI)Association of South East Asian Nations (A.S.E.A.N.)AssuranceAsymmetric informationAsymmetric shocksAsymptotic distributionAsymptotic theoryAtkinson indexAtomistic competitionAttachmentAuctionAuditAuditorAuditor of appointmen tAuditor of removalAuditor's reportAuditors and third partiesAusterity measuresAustrian schoolAutarchyAuthorized capitalAuthorized depositoryAutonomous consumptionAutonomous investmentAutonomous pension fundsAutoregressive conditional heteroscedasticity (ARCH) modelAutoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA (p,q,d)) modelAutoregressive processAverage clauseAverage collection periodAverage costAverage cost pricingAverage due dateAverage price levelAverage productivityAverage propensity to consume (A.P.C.)Average propensity to save (A.P.S.)Average revenueAverage True Range (ATR)AveragingAverch-Johnson effectAvoidable costsAvoidanceAxiomBack doorBack dutyBack to back creditBackward inductionBackward integrationBackward-bending supply curveBackwardationBad bankBad debt provisionBad debtsBad money drives out goodBalance of paymentsBalance sheetBalance-of-payments crisisBalanced budgetBalanced budget - Finansleksikonet SverigeBalanced budget amendmentBalanced budget multiplierBalanced growthBalanced growth pathBalances with the Bank of EnglandBalancing itemBaltic ExchangeBaltic Free Trade AgreementBaltic International Freight Futures Exchange (BIFFEX)Banco del SurBancorBank accountBank advanceBank billBank chargesBank depositsBank draftBank for International Settlements (BIS)Bank giro (UK)Bank loanBank loans and overdrafts, disclosure ofBank noteBank note - Finansleksikonet SverigeBank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI)Bank overdraftBank rateBank rate - Finansleksikonet SverigeBank reconciliationBank regulationBank runBank savings accountBank statementBank: open credit facilitiesBanker's chequeBanker's draftBanker's guaranteeBanker's revocation of authority to pay chequesBankers Automated Credit System (BACS)BankingBanking and Currency schoolsBanking systemBankrupt shareholderBankruptcyBankruptcy adjudicationBankruptcy application for dischargeBankruptcy arrest of debtorBankruptcy committee of inspectionBankruptcy composition and arrangementsBankruptcy creditors' first meetingBankruptcy debtor's propertyBankruptcy duties of debtorBankruptcy effect of dischargeBankruptcy offencesBankruptcy partnersBankruptcy payment of dividendsBankruptcy petitionBankruptcy proof of debtsBankruptcy provable debtsBankruptcy public examinationBankruptcy set-offBankruptcy statement of affairsBankruptcy summary administrationBankruptcy trusteeBankruptcy unclaimed funds and dividendsBargainBargainingBargaining theory of wagesBarriers to entryBarriers to exitBarterBarter economyBaseBase dateBase Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS)Base periodBase rateBase-weighted indexBasel AgreementBasel IIBaselineBasic accounting formulaBasic rateBasing-point pricing systemBasis pointBatch productionBaumors lawBayes theoremBayesian econometricsBayesian inferenceBBBBearBear marketBear securitiesBear slideBearer bondsBefore-tax incomeBehavioural assumptionBehavioural economicsBehavioural theory of the firmBeneficial interestBeneficial ownerBenefit in kindBenefit principleBenefits in kindBenefits systemBeneluxBertrand competitionBeta stocksBetterment levy (UK)Between-groups estimatorBeveridge curveBeveridge report (UK)Bid and askBid-ask spread (bid-offer spread)Big four banksBig Mac indexBig pushBilateral flowBilateral monopolyBilateral tradeBilateralismBillBill brokerBill of exchangeBill of exchange dishonourBill of exchange stampingBill of ladingBill of saleBill of sale, absoluteBill of sale, conditionalBills in a setBills payableBills receivableBiodiversity indexBlack economyBlack marketBlack SwanBlack-Scholes equationBlank billBlank chequeBlank creditBlank transferBlanket policyBlockchainBlocked accountBlue bookBlue chip investmentBlue-chip stockBoard of directorsBoard of Trade (UK)Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA)Bollinger BandsBolton CommitteeBombay Stock Exchange (BSE)Bona fide. 'In good faith'Bona vacantiaBondBond noteBond-rating agencyBond-washingBonded goodsBonded vaultsBonusBoodleBook valueBook-keepingBooks of accountBooks of prime entryBoomBootstrapBorda countBorrowingBottleneckBottom lineBounded rationalityBox-Jenkins approachBoycottBP curveBradburysBrady PlanBranch bankingBrand loyaltyBrand recognitionBranded goodsBrassage mintageBreach of warranty of authorityBreak even anlysisBreak-even chartBreak-up valueBreakoutBreitung testBretton Woods AgreementBrexitBribeBridgepointBridging loanBRIGSBritish Bankers AssociationBritish Insurance Brokers AssociationBritish Overseas Trade BoardBritish Savings BondsBroad moneyBrokerBrokerageBrussels Conference (1920)BubbleBubble companyBucket shopBudgetBudget accountBudget constraintBudget controllerBudget lineBudget yearBudgetary controlBuffer stockBuilding and loan associationBuilding societiesBuilt-in obsolescenceBuilt-in stabilizersBullBull marketBullionBullion marketBundesbankBundle of goodsBundlingBureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)Burglary insuranceBusinessBusiness ethicsBusiness Expansion SchemeBusiness finance (UK)Business savingBusiness Statistics Office (B.S.O.) UKBuy-outBuyerBuyer concentrationBuyer’s marketBuyers overBuying inBy-productBygonesCabotageCairns GroupCalendar effectsCall moneyCall optionCalled-up capitalCallsCalvo contractCambridge equationCambridge schoolCandlestick chartCandlestick continuationCandlestick reversalCannibalizationCantillon, Richard (1680,-1734)CapacityCapacity utilizationCapacity utilization rateCapitalCapital accumulationCapital adequacyCapital allowances (UK)Capital appreciationCapital asset pricing modelCapital budgetingCapital chargesCapital clauseCapital commitmentsCapital consumptionCapital deepeningCapital employedCapital expenditureCapital flightCapital formationCapital gainCapital Gains TaxCapital Gains Tax (UK)Capital gearingCapital goodsCapital injectionsCapital intensityCapital issuesCapital Issues Committee (C.I.C.)Capital levyCapital lossCapital marketCapital mobilityCapital profit (UK)Capital ratioCapital re-switchingCapital redemption reserve fundCapital reservesCapital stockCapital stock adjustmentCapital structureCapital theoryCapital transfer tax (UK)Capital transfersCapital wideningCapital-intensiveCapital-labour ratioCapital-output ratioCapital-output ratio, incremental (I.C.O.R.)Capital: serious lossCapitalismCapitalizationCapitalized ratiosCapitalized valueCapitulationCar taxCaratCarbon footprintCarbon taxCardinal utilityCareer average schemeCaribbean Common MarketCaribbean Development BankCarry forward lossesCarry tradeCarry-over dayCartelCascade taxCase of needCashCash bookCash coverage ratioCash discountCash dispenser (ATM)Cash flowCash flow statementCash limitsCash priceCash ratioCashierCashless economyCasting voteCatastrophic lossCatch-upCategorical variableCecchini ReportCeiling priceCensusCensus of productionCentral American Common MarketCentral bank independenceCentral Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan)Central governmentCentral government borrowing requirement (C.G.B.R.).Central Limit Theorems (CLT)Central Office of Information (UK)Central planningCentral Statistical Office (UK)Central-bankCentre for inter-firm comparisonCertainty equivalentCertificate of incorporationCertificate of originCertificates of depositCertification of transferCesser of actionCeteris paribusChain price indexChain storeChairman of a companyChairman's reportChamber of tradeChambers of CommerceChancellor of the ExchequerChaos theoryChapter 11 bankruptcyChapters 12, 13Characteristics theoryChargeCharge accountChargeable gainCharges forwardCharging orderChartered accountantChartered Accountants Australia and New ZealandChartered Association of Certified Accountants Chartered companyChartist (U.S.)Cheap moneyCheck tradingChecking accountChequeCheque cardCheque crossingsCheques: endorsementCheques: protection of bankerCheques: returned to drawerChicago Board of TradeChicago Board of Trade (CBOT)Chicago BoysChicago Mercantile Exchange (CME)Chicago SchoolChief executiveChild benefitChild Tax CreditChina Development BankChinese Economic ReformChinese wallsChoses-in-actionChow testCircular flow of incomeCircular flow of income Circulating capitalCityCity Code on Take-overs and MergersClassical dichotomyClassical economicsClassical modelClassical schoolClassical theory of interestClassical unemploymentClayton ActClean technologyClearingClearing banks (UK)Clearing houseClearing, town and generalCliometricsClose companyClosed economyClosed shopClosed-end trust (U.S.)Closing priceCloud miningCluster analysisClusteringCME GroupCoase theoremCobweb theoremCoemptionCoinCoincidence of wantsCold callingCollateralCollateral agreementCollateral securityCollateralized debt obligation (CDO)Collective bargainingCollector of TaxesCollusionColombo PlanCommercial bankCommercial banksCommercial policyCommercial presenceCommissionCommitmentCommittee of inspectionCommittee on Payments and Market InfrastructureCommodityCommodity Credit Corporation (CCC)Commodity exchangeCommodity marketCommodity price indexCommon Agricultural PolicyCommon BudgetCommon carrierCommon marketCommon ownershipCommon prices systemCommon sharesCommon stockCommonwealth Development CorporationCommunity chargeCommunity indifference curveCompanies Acts (U.K.)Companies House UK & Northern IrelandCompanies: index of namesCompanies: purchase of own sharesCompanies: redeemable sharesCompanies: reduction of capitalCompany (UK)Company formation Company investigations Company lawCompany limited by guaranteeCompany limited by sharesCompany reservesCompany sealCompany, borrowing powers ofCompany, exempt privateCompany, name ofCompany, objects ofCompany: change of nameCompany: commencement of businessCompany: disclosure of interest in sharesCompany: registered numberCompany: winding-upCompany's liquidation accountComparative static equilibrium analysisCompensated demand (Hicksian demand)Compensating variationCompensating wage differentialCompensation for externalitiesCompensation for loss of officeCompensation principleCompetitionCompetition and Markets Authority (CMA)Competition policyCompetitive advantageCompetitive devaluationCompetitive EconomyCompetitive equilibriumCompetitive fringeCompetitive marketCompetitive tenderingCompetitivenessComplementarityComplementary demandCompliance costsComposite demandCompound interestComprehensive insuranceComptrollerComputable general equilibrium modelComputerized tradingConcentrationConcentration ratioConcentric mergerConcert partyConcert party agreementsConditional cost of living indexConditional orderConditional sale agreementConfederation of British IndustryConfirming houseConglomerateConglomerate mergerConjectural variationConsequential lossConservative central bankerConservative social welfare functionConsignorConsolidated accountsConsolidated fundConsolidation of capitalConsolsConsortiumConstraintConstruction industryConsumerConsumer confidenceConsumer creditConsumer Credit Act 1974 (UK)Consumer debtConsumer durablesConsumer expenditureConsumer goodsConsumer non-durablesConsumer price index (CPI)Consumer rationalityConsumerismConsumers' expenditureConsumers' preferenceConsumers' sovereigntyConsumptionConsumption functionContagionContestable marketContingent assetContingent marketContingent valuationContinuous compoundingContinuous timeContract curveContract for difference (CFD)Contract noteContribution marginContribution margin per unitContribution margin ratioContributoryContributory pension schemeControl accountsControllerConvergence (economic)Convergence criteriaConversionConvertibilityConvertible bank-noteConvertible loan stockCoreCore inflationCornering the marketCorporate actionCorporate equityCorporate governanceCorporate planningCorporate raiderCorporate sectorCorporate social responsibilityCorporationCorporation tax (UK)CorrelationCorruption Perception IndexCostCost accountantCost accounting, costing and cost controlCost and freight (c. & f.)Cost and Management Accountants, Institute of (I.M.A.)Cost benefit analysisCost book mining companiesCost centreCost curvesCost effectivenessCost functionCost inflationCost minimizationCost of capital Cost of goods soldCost of living indexCost of protectionCost scheduleCost-plusCost-plus contractCost-push inflationCost-volume profit analysisCosts, historical or historieCosts, seilingCouncil for Mutual Economic Aid (Comecon)Council for the Securities IndustryCouncil of Economic AdvisersCouncil taxCounter-partyCounter-party credit riskCounter-tradeCounterfactual analysisCountervailing powerCounty court judgmentsCouponCournot competitionCovenantsCovered interest parityCowles FoundationCreative accountingCreative destructionCredibilityCreditCredit accountCredit accountCredit controlCredit creationCredit crunchCredit cycleCredit default swapCredit guaranteeCredit noteCredit ratingCredit rationingCredit squeezeCredit transferCredit transfer, or GiroCredit unionCredit-rating agencyCreditor nationCreditorsCreditworthinessCreeping inflationCross-holding (of shares)Crowding outCrypto debit cardCrypto walletCryptocurrencyCryptocurrency miningCum newCup with handleCupon paymentsCurrencyCurrency appreciationCurrency depreciationCurrency of a billCurrency PairCurrency pegCurrency reformCurrency riskCurrent (bank) accountCurrent accountCurrent account surplusCurrent assetsCurrent balanceCurrent cost accounting (C.C.A.)Current expenditureCurrent liabilitiesCurrent Population Survey (CPS)Current pricesCurrent ratioCut-throat competitionCuts in expenditureCyclical adjustmentCyclical stockCyclical unemploymentCyclically adjusted PSBRDamagesData miningData smoothingDavid Ricardo (1772-1823)Dawn raidDay tradingDay-to-day moneyDDDDead cat bounceDeadweight burden of taxesDear moneyDeath duty UKDebentures, Debenture StockDebentures, reissue ofDebitDebit noteDebtDebt burdenDebt collectingDebt crisisDebt deflationDebt for equityDebt managementDebt service ratioDebt servicingDebt to net income ratioDebt-to-equity ratioDebtorsDecentralised financeDecentralizationDecimal currencyDecimalizationDeclaration of solvencyDecreasing balance depreciationDeductibilityDeed of arrangementDeed of assignmentDeed of inspectorshipDeep discounted bondsDefence bonds (UK)Defensive stock Deferred annuityDeferred ordinary sharesDeferred rebateDeferred taxationDeficiency paymentDeficitDeficit financingDefined benefitDefined contributionDeflationDeflationary gapDefunct companyDeindustrializationDelors ReportDemandDemand curveDemand deposit (U.S.)Demand for labourDemand for moneyDemand functionDemand inflationDemand priceDemand-determined outputDemand-pull inflationDemographic transitionDemographic unemploymentDepartment of TradeDependency cultureDependent variableDepletable resourcesDepositDeposit accountDeposit insuranceDepreciation (Accounting)Depreciation (Economics)DepressionDeregulationDerivative (financial)Derived demandDesktop walletDestination principle of taxationDestructive competitionDeutschmarkDevaluationDeveloping countryDevelopment areasDevelopment economicsDevelopment land tax (UK)DeviationDiamond-Mirriees production efficiency lemmaDickey-Fuller (DF) testDifference in differencesDifferentiation, productDiffusion of innovationsDilutionDiminishing balance methodDiminishing marginal product, law ofDiminishing returns to scaleDiners ClubDirect debit mandateDirect debitingDirect debitsDirect expensesDirect investmentDirect sellingDirect taxationDirectorDirectors, disclosure of transactions withDirectors, Institute ofDirectors' emolumentsDirectors' feesDirectors' reportDirectors' service contracts (UK)Directors' valuationDirigismeDisabilities of bankrupt Disclaimer in bankruptcyDisclosure of information by a bankerDiscountDiscount (bills of exchange)Discount brokerDiscount marketDiscount rateDiscount windowDiscounted cash flowDiscounted cash flow (D.C.F.)Discounting backDiscounting the futureDiscrete choice modelsDiscrete random variableDiscrete timeDiscretionary policyDiscretionary spendingDiseconomyDisguised unemploymentDishoardingDisincentivesDisinflationDisintermediationDisinvestmentDisposable incomeDissavingDissentient: purchase of interestDistorted pricesDistortionsDistributable reservesDistributionsDistributive industryDistributorDisutilityDivergence indicatorDiversificationDivestmentDividendDividend controlDividend equalization accountDividend limitationDividend mandateDividend restraintDividend stockDividend strippingDividend tax (UK)Dividend warrantDividend yieldDivisia indexDivision of labourDoctrine of relation backDocumentary creditDollarDollar Cost AveragingDollar gapDollar premiumDollar standardDomestic Credit Expansion (D.C.E.)Domestic productDomestic ratesDominant firmDomino effectDormant companiesDotcom companyDouble bottomDouble countingDouble deflationDouble taxationDouble taxation agreementDouble taxation reliefDouble-dip recessionDoubling timeDoubling time - continous compoundingDoubling time - simple interestDow-Jones IndexDown paymentDownward-sloping demand curveDrawing rightsDrobisch price indexDual currency bondDual economyDumpingDuopolyDuopsonyDurable goodsDutch diseaseDynamic equilibriumDynamic inefficiencyDynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) modelDynamicsE-commerceEarly retirementEarned incomeEarning capacityEarningsEarnings Earnings functionEarnings per shareEarnings yieldEast Asian tigersEast India CompanyEasy fiscal policyEasy monetary policyEconometricsEconomic activityEconomic activity classificationEconomic and Social Research Council (ESRC)Economic Community of West African States (E.C.O.W.A.S.)Economic Cooperation Administration (E.C.A.)Economic developmentEconomic dynamicsEconomic efficiencyEconomic freedomEconomic geographyEconomic goodEconomic growthEconomic imperialismEconomic indicatorsEconomic manEconomic meltdownEconomic modelEconomic planningEconomic policyEconomic profitEconomic Recovery Tax Act of 1981Economic Report of the PresidentEconomic sanctionEconomic statisticsEconomic systemEconomic theoryEconomic unionEconomically active populationEconomicsEconomics of industrial organizationEconomies of scaleEconomies of scopeEconomyEdinburgh GazetteEffective demandEffective exchange rateEfficiency wagesEfficiency-equity trade-offEfficient allocationEfficient markets hypothesisElasticity of demandElectronic moneyElectronic tradingElementary price indexEligible paperEmbargoEmerging market and developing economiesEmerging marketsEmissionsEmployee stock ownership plan (ESOP)Employees: loans for purchase of sharesEndogenous business cycleEndogenous growthEndogenous variableEndowmentEnergy stockEnergy taxEngel's lawEnronEnterpriseEnterprise allowance schemeEnterprise cultureEnterprise Investment Scheme (EIS)Enterprise zonesEntitlement programEntitlementsEntrepot tradeEntrepreneurEnvironmental economicsEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)Environmental taxesEqual Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)Equal payEqualization grantEquation of international demandEquilibriumEquilibrium priceEquilibrium quantityEquitable LienEquitiesEquityEquity (financial definition)Equity capitalEquity Capital for lndustry (E.C.I.)Equity dilutionEscrowESGEstate agentEstate Duties Investment Trust (E.D.I.T.H.)Estate duty (UK)ETFEthical investingEU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS)Euler, Leonhard (1707-83)EuroEuro-bondsEuro-currenciesEuro-marketEurobarometerEurodollarsEuropean Banking AuthorityEuropean Central Bank (ECB)European CommissionEuropean currency snakeEuropean Currency Unit (E.C.U.)European Economic Community (EEC)European economic integrationEuropean Financial Stability Facility (EFSF)European Free Trade Association (E.F.T.A.)European Investment Bank (E.I.B.)European Monetary Agreement (E.M.A.)European Monetary InstituteEuropean Monetary System (E.M.S.)European Monetary Union (EMU)European Payments Union (E.P.U.)European Recovery ProgrammeEuropean Single MarketEuropean Stability Mechanism (ESM)European System of Central Banks (ESCB)European Union (EU)EurosystemEV/EBIT ratioEx anteEx dividendEx dividend (ex div)Ex newExchangeExchange controlExchange equalization accountExchange of sharesExchange rateExchange rate bandsExchange rate fluctuationsExchange Rate Mechanism (ERM)Exchange rate overshootingExchange rate regimeExchange risk guarantee schemeExchequerExcise dutyExecutive directorExercise priceExistence of equilibriumExit priceExogenous expectationsExogenous variableExoticsExpectations-augmented Phillips curveExpected inflationExpected valueExpenditureExpenditure changingExpenditure methodExpenditure switchingExpenditure taxExpenditure-based deflatorExperimental economicsExponential smoothingExport houseExport incentivesExport multiplierExport promotionExport rebate schemeExport subsidyExport-Import BankExport-led growthExportablesExportsExposure to riskExtensive marginExternal balanceExternal deficitExternal diseconomies of scaleExternal economies of scaleExternalitiesExtractive industryExtrapolative expectationsFace valueFactor costFactor endowmentFactoringFair rate of returnFair Trading Act (UK)Fair Trading Act 1973FairnessFalling rate of profitFamily allowanceFan chartFarm Credit System (FCS)Feasible setFederal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)Federal fiscal systemFederal reserve systemFederal Trade Commission (FTC)Fellow subsidiariesFiat moneyFictitious assetsFidelity guaranteeFiduciary issueFinal accountsFinal salary schemeFinanceFinance ActFinance Corporation for Industry LtdFinance houseFinance Houses AssociationFinancial accountantFinancial analysisFinancial assetsFinancial Conduct Authority (UK)Financial deregulationFinancial economicsFinancial futuresFinancial futures - Finansleksikonet SverigeFinancial healthFinancial innovationFinancial intermediariesFinancial marketsFinancial planningFinancial Policy Committee (FPC)Financial ratiosFinancial repressionFinancial sectorFinancial Service AuthorityFinancial Services ActFinancial soundness indicatorsFinancial stockFinancial TimesFinancial Times Actuaries Ail-Share IndexFinancial Times Actuaries Share lndicesFinancial Times Industrial Ordinary Share Index (F.T. Index)Financial Times Share IndexesFinancial Times-Stock Exchange 100 Share Index (FT-SE 100, Footsie)Financial yearFinancierFine billFine trade billFine tuningFinite sample distribution (of a statistic)FirmFirm objectiveFirm-specific human capitalFirst class paperFirst in first out (F.I.F.O.)First-best allocationsFirst-degree price discriminationFirst-mover advantageFiscal dragFiscal federalismFiscal illusionFiscal neutralityFiscal policyFiscal stanceFiscal stimulusFiscal yearFisher effectFive-year plan(s)Fixed assetsFixed chargeFixed coefficient production functionFixed costsFixed effectsFixed exchange rateFixed factorsFixed interest securitiesFixed investmentFixed trustsFixpriceFlag carrierFlat BaseFlat yieldFlexible trustFlexpriceFlight from moneyFloating assetsFloating capitalFloating chargeFloating debenturesFloating debtFloating policyFloorFloor priceFloor traderFlotationFlow chartFood and Agricultural Organization (F.A.O.)Footloose industryFor the accountForbearanceForced savingForecastForeclosureForeign aidForeign bill of exchangeForeign billsForeign currency-denominated borrowingForeign direct investmentForeign exchangeForeign exchange marketForeign exchange reservesForeign investmentForeign judgmentsForeign tradeForfeiture of sharesForged transfer of sharesFortress EuropeForwardForward contractForward datingForward dealingsForward exchange marketForward exchange rateForward marketForward priceForward-looking behaviourFounders' sharesFourier analysisFourth scheduleFractional reserve bankingFranc fortFranchise policyFranchisesFrançois Quesnay (1694-1774)Frank Hyneman Knight (1885--1973)Franked investment incomeFraudFraudulent conveyanceFraudulent preferenceFraudulent preference: companiesFraudulent tradingFree depreciationFree enterpriseFree entryFree exchange ratesFree exitFree lunchFree marketFree market economyFree tradeFree trade areaFree-trade agreementFree-trade zonesFreedom of entryFreehold landFrench companiesFrench gold francsFrequency distributionFrequency domain analysisFrequency tableFrictional unemploymentFriedrich von WieserFriendly SocietiesFringe benefitsFront-end chargeFrozen assetsFull cost pricingFull employmentFull employment Full employment national incomeFull information maximum likelihood (FIML) estimationFull-line forcingFully funded pensionFunctional income distributionFunctions of bank of EnglandFundamental analysisFundamental disequilibriumFundamental termsFundamental Theorems of Welfare EconomicsFundamentalsFunded debtFunded pension schemesFundingFunding operationsFuture goods, sale ofFuture valueFuturesFutures contractFutures marketFutures, dealing inGains from tradeGalloping inflationGamma squeezeGamma stocksGaussian processGDP deflatorGearingGeneral Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (G.A.T.T.)General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS)General Agreement to BorrowGeneral Anti-Avoidance Rule (GAAR)General average lossGeneral equilibriumGeneral equilibrium analysisGeneral governmentGeneral government final consumptionGeneral human capitalGeneral Lifestyle Survey (GLF)General linear hypothesisGeneral linear modelGeneral offerGeneral PartnerGeneralized least squares (GLS) estimatorGeneralized method of moments (GMM) estimatorGeneralized System of Preferences (GSP)George Henry (1839-97)German CompaniesGerman Economic and Monetary Union (GEMU)Giffen goodsGiffen paradoxGift chequesGift tax (U.S.)Gift tokenGilt-edged market-makersGilt-edged securitiesGlass-Steagal ActGlobal commonsGlobal Financial Stability ReportGlobal public goodGlobalizationGlutGold and foreign exchange reservesGold coinsGold exchange standardGold marketGold parityGold PoolGold standardGolden parachutesGolden ruleGoodhart’s lawGoodness of fit measuresGoodsGoods on approvalGoods on consignmentGoodwillGoodwill (Badwill)GosplanGovernmentGovernment debtGovernment failureGovernment National Mortgage Association (GNMA)Government productionGovernment securitiesGovernment spending on real goods and servicesGovernment stocksGovernment transfer paymentsGradualismGradualist monetarismGraduated pensions schemeGramm-Rudman-HollingsGranny bondsGrant in aidGreat DepressionGreat Leap ForwardGreen currencyGreen GDPGreen issuesGreen paperGreen poundGreen revolutionGreen sleeves workerGreen taxesGresham’s lawGrossGross domestic capital formationGross domestic fixed capital formationGross domestic product (G.D.P.)Gross domestic product at factor costGross fixed investmentGross investmentGross marginGross national product (G.N.P.)Gross national product at factor costGross national product at market pricesGross national product deflatorGross profitGrossing upGroup accountsGroup accounts: omission of subsidiariesGroup of Eight (G8)Group of Seven (G7)Group of TenGrowth cyclesGrowth investingGrowth rateGrowth stocksGrowth theoryGuineaGunnar Karl Myrdal Half-commission manHallmarkHammeredHang Seng indexHappiness indexHarberger triangleHard budget constraintHard currencyHard EcuHard landingHard loanHard-core unemployedHardware walletHarmonizationHarold HotellingHarrod-Domar modelHarrod-neutral technical progressHausman testHawalaHawtrey, Sir Ralph George. (1879-1975)Hayek, Friedrich August vonHealth and Safety at Work Act (UK)Health economicsHealthcare stockHeavily indebted poor countriesHeckscher-Ohlin principleHedge fundHedgingHedonic pricingHerbert A. SimonHeteroscedasticityHicks, Sir John RichardHidden unemploymentHigh-powered moneyHire purchaseHire Purchase Act 1965 (UK)Hire purchase contracts: conditions and warrantiesHire purchase financeHistogramHistorical costHistorical cost accountingHistory and Causes of the 1929 Stock Market CrashHit-and-run entryHM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)HM Treasury (HMT)HoardingHold-upHolder for valueHolder in due courseHolding company, identity ofHolding outHome biasHomogeneous productsHong Kong Stock ExchangeHorizontal equityHostile bidHot moneyHotelling’s lawHouseholdHousehold decision-makingHousehold productionHuman Development Index (HDI)HyperinflationHypothecationHypothecation, letter ofHypothesisHysteresisIllegalIlliquidityImmediate annuityImmediate holding companyImmiserizing growthImmobile factorsImpact effectImperfect competitionImperfect marketImperial systemImpersonal accountsImplicit contractImplicit costImplied termsImplied volatilityImported inflationImportsImpossibility theoremImprestImpulse buyingImpure public goodImputation systemImputed charge for consumption of non-trading capitalImputed costImputed incomeImputed social contributionsIn pari delictoIn the bankIn-kind redistributionInactive moneyIncentive compatibilityIncentive contractInchoate instrumentIncidence of taxationIncomeIncome and expenditure accountIncome bondsIncome distributionIncome effectIncome elasticity of demandIncome expansion pathIncome from employmentIncome from operationsIncome from self-employmentIncome inequalityIncome maintenance programmeIncome methodIncome redistributionIncome supportIncome taxIncome tax allowancesIncome velocity of circulationIncomplete informationIncomplete marketsIncorporationIncrease in the book value of stocks and work in progressIncrease of capitalIncumbent firmIndemnityIndependent variableIndex numberIndex of Industrial ProductionIndex of membersIndex of Wages and Salaries, FinlandIndex-linkedIndex-linked policiesIndex-linked savings certificatesIndexationIndexation (funds)IndicatorIndifference analysisIndirect expensesIndirect investmentIndirect labourIndirect taxIndirect taxationIndividual Retirement Account (IRA)Individual Savings Account (ISA)Industrial actionIndustrial and Commercial Finance CompanyIndustrial bankIndustrial Bankers' AssociationIndustrial disputeIndustrial economicsIndustrial life assuranceIndustrial policyIndustrial relationsIndustrial sectorIndustrial stockIndustrializationIndustryIndustry demand for labourInefficiencyInelastic demandInelastic supplyInequalityInfant industry argumentInfant partnerInferior goodInflationInflation accountingInflation rateInflation taxInflation-adjusted budget deficitInflationary gapInformation agreementInfrastructureInherent viceInheritance tax (UK)Initial public offering (IPO)Injections to the circular flow of incomeInjunctionInland billInlierInnocent entry barriersInput pricesInput taxInput-output analysisInscribed stockInside moneyInsider dealingsInsiders and 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