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Winnipeg Commodity Exchange

Financial services; General Finance

Canada's only agricultural futures and options exchange, located in Manitoba.

winner's curse

Financial services; General Finance

Problem faced by uninformed bidders. For example, in an initial public offering uninformed participants are likely to receive larger allotments of issues that informed participants know are ...

wire house

Financial services; General Finance

A firm operating a private wire to its own branch offices or to other firms, commission houses, or brokerage houses.

wire room

Financial services; General Finance

A department within a brokerage firm that receives customers' orders and transmits the orders to the exchange floor or the firm's trading department.

wire transfer

Financial services; General Finance

Electronic transfer of funds; usually involves large dollar payments.

With Average (W.A.)

Financial services; General Finance

Marine cargo insurance coverage providing for partial loss or damage to goods, either with or without a deductible. Also called With particular average.