Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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• RULES OF THE CLASS - the terms and conditions established by a savings institution for each type of acc...
  
  
• RUMFORD ACT - California's fair housing law. (See Fair Employment and Housing Act)
  
  
• RUMORTRAGE - A term combining the words "rumor" and arbitrage, used to describe trading that occurs on ...
  
  
• RUMP - Usually used in the context of a merger or acquisition. A group of shareholders who refuse to te...
  
  
• RUN - A run consists of a series of bid and offer quotes for different securities or maturities. Dealer...
  
  
• RUN IT UP THE FLAGPOLE (AND SEE IF IT GETS A SALUTE) - test to see if it gains approval
  
  
• RUN RATE - in finance, is how the financial performance of a company would look if you were to extrapol...
  
  
• RUN WITH THE LAND - A phrase describing rights or covenants that bind or benefit successive owners of a...
  
  
• RUNDOWN - A summary of the amount and prices of a serial bond issue that is still available for purchas...
  
  
• RUNNING AHEAD - The illegal practice of trading in a security for a broker's personal account before pl...