Financial and business terms. 2012.
Settlement (finance) — Settlement (of securities) is the process whereby securities or interests in securities are delivered, usually against payment, to fulfill contractual obligations, such as those arising under securities trades. This involves the delivery of… … Wikipedia
settlement — The clearinghouse practice of adjusting all futures accounts daily according to gain or loss from price movement is generally called settlement. The CENTER ONLINE Futures Glossary (1) Noun The standard number of days between the date that a… … Financial and business terms
settlement — Act or process of adjusting or determining; an adjusting; an adjustment between persons concerning their dealings or difficulties; an agreement by which parties having disputed matters between them reach or ascertain what is coming from one to… … Black's law dictionary
settlement — Synonyms and related words: abalienation, abatement of differences, absolute indication, absolute interest, accommodation, acquitment, acquittal, acquittance, adjustment, affirmation, agreement, alienation, ally, amortization, amortizement,… … Moby Thesaurus
cash contract — noun : a sale on a stock exchange requiring cash settlement by a certain time on the day the contract is made … Useful english dictionary
Life settlement — A life settlement is a financial transaction in which a life insurance policy owner possessing an unneeded or unwanted life insurance policy sells the policy (at fair market value) to a third party for more than the cash surrender value offered… … Wikipedia
Official cash rate — The official cash rate (OCR) is interest rate paid by banks in the overnight money market in Australia and New Zealand. Through the regulated use of exchange settlement accounts, a central bank is able to adjust the interest rates of a nation s… … Wikipedia
Structured sale — A structured sale is a special type of installment sale pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code. [usc|26|453.] Installment sales permit sellers to defer recognition of gains on the sale of a business or real estate to the tax year in which the… … Wikipedia
Viatical settlement — A viatical settlement is the sale of a life insurance policy by the policy owner before the policy matures. Such a sale, at a price discounted from the face amount of the policy but usually in excess of the premiums paid or current cash surrender … Wikipedia
Structured settlement factoring transaction — A structured settlement factoring transaction describes the selling of future structured settlement payments (or, more accurately, rights to receive the future structured settlement payments). People who receive structured settlement payments… … Wikipedia
