Agreement for takeover where shares of the firm acquiring are exchanged with shares of the firm being acquired in an agreed ratio.

1. Unique 2 or 3 letter symbol that is assigned to a listed company by the stock exchange where security trading occurs. 2. Unique 4 or 5 letter symbols or […]

Certified licensed agent who can offer securities and investment advice. They may (1) give counsel of what to purchase, (2) give counsel to sell or hold, (3) carry out buy/sell […]

A person who owns shares of stock in a corporation or joint- stock company . See Mills v. Stewart, 41 N. Y. 3S0; Boss v. Knapp, etc., Co., 77 111. […]

an meeting of stockholders to elect officers and conducting business that requires action and consent.

Arrangement where the supplier holds items ordered in its own warehouse to release them when required by a customer.

Situation where demand or requirement of an item can’t be filled from current inventory.

Consequences economically of being unable to meet a demand from current inventory. Also called shortage costs.

Ratio of total orders to stock out losses expressed as a percentage.

The exposure to loss that arises from running out of one or more items of inventory.

A process for disaster mitigation where essential items are procured and stocked before the disaster.

A machine consisting of two pieces of timber, arranged to be fastened to- gether, and holding fast the legs of a person placed in it. This was an ancieut method […]

Verification of number of items in an inventory to accurately value and audit the stock.

the receiving and the holding of stolen goods that is an offense if the person is aware they are stolen.

Goods that are acquired by theft, larceny or robbery. No legal right to the goods.

a slang expression meaning to hold a certain position or to tell a certain story even if you know it is not true.

The delaying tactics used to refuse to co-operate or answer questions.

a term used to describe what happens when a suspect is detained and then searched for any weapons.

Stop order variation where the broker has been told to buy a security or commodity at a certain price level.

Short term policy that keeps a balance between 2 objectives that appear to be in contradiction with each other.

The buying or selling of securities once it reaches the stop level as opposed to the traditional stop order when securities are bought or sold at the market price .

The term for the clause that stops the losses of the insurer at a set point.

Selling securities once a determined price level is obtained to protect an investor

An insurance policy purchased by an insurance company protecting them from excessive loss from claims by spreading risk among more than one institution .

The name of an order grantable in English chancery practice , to prevent drawing out a fund in court to the prejudice of an assignee or lienliolder.