see Euromarket.
see Business cycle.
see Regulated markets.
see Option.
see Option.
see Board of Directors.
see Superprimary dealer.
see ETF.
see Merger; Convertible bond.
see Financial diversification.
see Option.
see Eonia.
see Regulated markets.
(finance) any market in the eurozone where operators from different countries exchange financial and monetary assets denominated in currencies other than the currency that is legal tender in the reference country.
see Euromarket.
see Euromarket.
see Euromarket.
see Floating rate note.
see Eonia.
(finance) wholesale market of the most liquid bonds (at least Euro 5 billion outstanding), issued in Euro.
see Euribor.
(finance) a futures contract whereby one party undertakes to acquire, at a given price and on a certain date, a specific quantity of long-term government bonds issued by the Federal Republic of Germany (Bund).
(finance) acronym for EURo Inter Bank Offered Rate. This is a reference rate calculated on a daily basis that indicates the average interest rate of financial transactions in Euro amongst leading European banks.
(finance) acronym for Exchange Traded Funds; these are mutual funds ( see mutual funds) or Sicav whose units can be exchanged as if they were shares, but which differ from them in terms of their risk profile. While the latter incorporate the risk connected with the individual issuer, ETFs incorporate the risk of an entire market. They are consequently suitable for creating a diversified investment portfolio ( see financial diversification), and their appeal is enhanced by their being subject to very low commissions.
(finance) these are bonds whose principal is guaranteed at maturity and whose yield is tied to the performance of a specific stock (equity-linked) or stock market index (index-linked).
see Mutual fund.
see Shareholders’ equity.
see Earnings per share.
see Franchising.
see Bearer securities.
see ECN.
Smaller companies are unable to realize the lower average production costs that larger companies are able to achieve. As the size of a business grows, unit product costs tend to decrease as economies of scale are realized. This term stems from their depending on the scale, or size of the company. When the company becomes bigger, many costs (e.g. fixed start-up and plant costs) can be charged against a greater volume of production.
(economics) the short-term performance of leading economic indicators, normally over the course of a quarter. Economic situation figures refer to employment, national accounts, price trends, gross domestic product, and other macroeconomic variables. Analysis of the economic situation is not limited to highlighting any trends that might be revealed by monthly or quarterly changes, but also includes their projection over a medium/long-term period.
see Business cycle.
(finance) acronym of Electronic Communication Network. This network permits the online exchange of securities between intermediaries only. For this reason, if unauthorized individuals want to trade on these markets, they must do so through the intermediaries, often through online trading.
(accounting) earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. In other words, it represents the difference between production revenues and production costs. It is a measure of the operating result realized by the company through its operations alone.
EPS is widely used to measure the profitability of enterprises. Generally speaking, it can be defined as the ratio of net profit and the number of ordinary shares. In other words, it permits calculation of the net profit owed for each ordinary share.