Highly scrutinized, most investment firms avoid this practice. Who is entitled to the commission fee on a transaction that an investment broker posts for another investment broker but takes record […]

A brokered trade executed on behalf on another party; once executed, the name of the party to the trade is

Synonymous with stipulated. Agreement by involved parties on the truth of an assumption, estimate, premise, or quantity provided, or accepted as a fact.

A donor; he who makes a gift.

In Louisiana law. A phrase (translating the Fr. “dation enpagement”) which signifies the delivery and acceptance of real or personal property insatisfaction of a debt, instead of a payment in […]

A ceremony anciently performed in England by serjeants at law atthe time of their appointment . The rings were inscribed with a motto, generally in Latin.

A little sword or dagger; a kind of sedge. Mat. Paris.

Lat. A sword. An ancient emblem of defense. Hence the ancient earls orcomites (the king’s attendants, advisers, and associates in his government) were madeby being girt with swords, (gladio succincti.)The […]

A sword, lance, or horseman’s staff. One of the weapons allowed in a trial by combat.

Sold at high price-earnings ratios and believed to rise faster than the rest of the market, this type of stock is popular due to the high earnings growth rate. Favorably […]

In the civil law . Acorns or nuts of the oak or other trees. In a larger sense, all fruits of trees.

transparent material, Solid but easily breakable. Man-made; does not break down organically. material that is usually and breaks easily. For example, used for windows, eye glasses, and bottles. Made by […]

Commercial glass insurance, for example, plate glass covered by a form specifically.

A term used in St 1 Jac.I. c. 7, for wandering rogues or vagrants.

Prohibited commercial banks from investment speculation . Speculation caused the collapse of many banks during the Great Depression . Became US law in 1933. Today, banks own brokerage firms and […]

A hand dart Cowell.

The gathering of grain after reapers, or of grain left ungathered byreapers. Held uot to be a right at common law . 1 II. Bl. 51.

A turf, sod, or clod of earth. The soil or ground; cultivated land in general.Church land, (solum et dos ecclesice.) Spelman. See GLEBE.

Turfs dug out of the ground. Cowell

In ecclesiastical law . The land possessed as part of the endowment or revenue of a church or ecclesiasticalbenefice. In Roman law. A clod; turf; soil. Hence, the soil of […]

Villein-socmen, who could uot be removed from the land whilethey did the service due. Bract, c. 7; 1 Reeve, Eng. Law, 209.

In Saxon law. A fraternity.

A small error or nuisance malfunction. Though small, this error can impact an entire operation, preventing smooth, efficient execution. More of a techie term. For example, font color of a […]

All countries; all peoples. Interchangeable with international, except for mutual funds. A global fund is worldwide, while an international fund is all other countries except the United States . Known […]

Active in multiple countries. Pertains mostly to banks. Also refer to Basel II.