- Industry: Financial services
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A person who has knowledge of fraudulent activities inside a firm or government agency, who is protected from the employer's retribution by federal law.
Industry:Financial services
A friendly potential acquirer sought out by a target firm that is threatened by a less welcome suitor.
Industry:Financial services
The audio equivalent of Brownian motion. Sounds that are unrelated and sound like a hiss. The video equivalent of white noise is "snow" in television reception.
Industry:Financial services
Lists of prices published by the National Quotation Bureau for Market Makers.
Industry:Financial services
Broker-dealer firms that disdain practices such as hostile takeovers.
Industry:Financial services
Sale of a large amount of stock by a company that is the target of a takeover bid to a friendly party at below-market prices, so that the raider is forced to buy more of highly priced shares to accomplish the takeover.
Industry:Financial services
A contract with both insurance and investment components: (1) It pays off a stated amount upon the death of the insured, and (2) it accumulates a cash value that the policyholder can redeem or borrow against.
Industry:Financial services
A term that distinguishes an investment representing an original mortgage loan from a loan representing a participation with one or more lenders.
Industry:Financial services
The purchasing of loans originated by others, for the acquisition of the servicing rights.
Industry:Financial services
