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Financial services
Related to any service provided by the finance industry, which encompasses a broad range of organisations that deal with the management of money.
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wholesale mortgage banking
Financial services; General Finance
The purchasing of loans originated by others, for the acquisition of the servicing rights.
wholesaler
Financial services; General Finance
An underwriter or a broker-dealer who trades with other broker-dealers, rather than with the retail investor.
wholly owned subsidiary
Financial services; General Finance
A subsidiary whose parent company owns virtually 100% of its common stock.
whoops
Financial services; General Finance
A nickname for the Washington Public Power Supply System, which in the 1970s raised billions of dollars through municipal bond offerings, the projects that never materialized. ...
wi wi
Financial services; General Finance
Come from when issued. Treasury bills trade on a WI basis between the day they are auctioned and the day settlement is made. Bills traded before they are auctioned are said to be ...
wide opening
Financial services; General Finance
Abnormally wide spread between the bid and asked prices of a security at the opening of a trading session.
widow-and-orphan stock
Financial services; General Finance
A stock paying high dividends with a low beta and noncyclical business, that is an extremely safe investment.
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