Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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• AG - The two-character ISO 3166 country code for ANTIGUA AND BARBUDAAG.
  
  
• AGAINST ACTUALS - Is a commodity market transaction whereby futures are exchanged or transferred agains...
  
  
• AGAINST CASH - See Against Actuals.
  
  
• AGAINST THE BOX - See: Selling short against the box.
  
  
• AGED FAIL - An account between two broker/dealers that remains intact 30 days after the settlement date...
  
  
• AGED TRIAL BALANCE - alphabetically lists accounts receivable with outstanding balances. It displays on...
  
  
• AGENCIES - slang for securities issued by an agency of the federal government, or a corporation charter...
  
  
• AGENCY - A relationship created when one person, the principal, delegates to another, the agent, the ri...
  
  
• AGENCY (THEORY) - A branch of economics relating to the behavior of principals (such as owners) and the...
  
  
• AGENCY BANK - A form of organization commonly used by foreign banks to enter the US market. An agency b...