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unsecured debt

Financial services; General Finance

Debt that does not identify specific assets that the debtholder is entitled to in case of default.

unsterilized intervention

Financial services; General Finance

Foreign exchange market intervention in which the monetary authorities have not insulated their domestic money supplies from the foreign exchange transactions.

unsystematic risk

Financial services; General Finance

Also called the diversifiable risk or residual risk. The risk that is unique to a company such as a strike, the outcome of unfavorable litigation, or a natural catastrophe that can be eliminated ...

unwind a trade

Financial services; General Finance

Reverse a securities transaction through an offsetting transaction in the market.

up

Financial services; General Finance

Market indication; willingness to go both ways (buy or sell) at the mentioned volume and market. Print; up on the ticker tape, confirming that the trade has been executed.

Raising the quality rating of a security because of new optimism about the prospects of a firm due to tangible or intangible factors. This can increase investor confidence and push up the price of ...