An exchange for the trading of futures and option contracts on agricultural commodities , financial products, and industrial and precious metals . The CBOT began in 1848 as an open […]

The futures and options exchange for the trading of contracts on securities, indexes, and financial products. The CBOE has a hybrid system to combine its open outcry auction with its […]

The largest commodity and futures exchange in the U.S. CME trading pits hold open outcry auctions on equity, currency, agricultural , and interest rate products. The fully-electronic Globex exchange is […]

One of the most influential bodies of economic thought in recent times. Major ideological defender of conservative economics and capitalism. This monetarist school is associated with the economics department at […]

A regional stock exchange founded in 1882. Originally, it began as an open outcry auction system. Currently, the CHX is seeking approval to migrate to a totally electronic trading system […]

Swindling; shrewd cunning. The use of tricks and artifice.

an illegal act of trickery that results in damages to a person or persons.

Principal; leading; head; eminent in power or importance; the most important or valuable of several. Declaration in chief is a declaration for the principal cause of action . 1 Tidd, […]

The presiding judge of the English court of exchequer; answering to tlie chief justice of other courts. ‘> 111. Comm. 44; 3 Steph. Comm. 101

subject to the direction of his superior officer, with the superintendence of the administration of the business of the ollice

Top executive in a firm who is responsible for a firm’s overall well-being in terms of operations and performance . The hired leader of the firm, serving as the main […]

Most senior executive responsible directly for the financial planning and execution of the firm. The CFO is accountable for all accounting functions including: (1) control over credit, (2) budgets and […]

Most senior executive responsible for the development , implementation, and operation of a firm’s information technology (IT) policy. The CIO oversees all of the firm’s information systems (IS) infrastructure within […]

The judge of the London bankruptcy court is so called. In general, the term is equivalent to “presiding justice” or “presiding magistrate .” Beau v. l

The presiding/eldest, or principal judge of a court of justice

The presiding judge in the king’s bench division of the high court of justice, and, in the absence of the lord chancellor , president of the high court, and also […]

In England. The presiding judge in the court of common pleas , and afterwards in the common pleas division of the high court of justice, and one of the ex […]

In old English law . A high judicial officer and special magistrate , who presided over the aula- regis of the Norman kings, and who was also the principal minister […]

Highest ranking executive accountable for disbursing appropriate knowledge to various levels of a firm in support of the firm’s requirements and strategically goals. This executive (1) recognizes corporate knowledge as […]

The immediate lord of the fee. to whom the tenants were directly and personally responsible

The head of the executive department of government of a nation, state, or municipal corporation . Mclntire v. Ward. 3 Yeates (Pa.) 424

The borsholder, or chief of the borough. Spelman

Accountable to the CEO for sourcing, supply management and procurement for the company. Typically, the CPO reports directly to the CEO of a company. This is usually an executive level […]

In English law . Were the annual payments of freeholders of manors; and were also called “quit-rents,” because by paying them the tenant was freed from all other rents or […]

Accountable to a CxO execution for research and development (R&D) as well as managing and addressing technical issues that a company faces. Also known as the Chief Technical Officer. This […]