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stalking horse bid

Financial services; General Finance

In bankruptcy proceedings, this refers to first bid for the companies assets. This is the bid to beat. If there are multiple bids, often there is a bankruptcy auction.

systematic investment plan

Financial services; General Finance

An approach involving regular investments in order to take advantage of dollar-cost averaging.

terms of trade

Financial services; General Finance

The weighted average of a nation's export prices relative to its import prices.

settle price

Financial services; General Finance

An average of the trading prices in the futures market during the last few minutes of trading.

stamp duty

Financial services; General Finance

Applies mainly to international equities. Taxes on foreign transactions, usually a percentage of total transaction amount, that can be unilateral or bilateral in nature.

Systematic Return

Financial services; General Finance

The part of the return dependent on the benchmark return. We can break excess returns into two components: systematic and residual. The systematic return is the beta times the benchmark excess ...

territorial tax system

Financial services; General Finance

A tax system that taxes domestic income but not foreign income. Territorial tax regimes are found in Hong Kong, France, Belgium, and the Netherlands.

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