Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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• ALPHABET STOCK - Categories of common stock of a corporation associated with a particular subsidiary re...
  
  
• ALQUIST-PRIOLO SPECIAL STUDY ZONE - A California law requiring a real estate agent or owner to disclose...
  
  
• ALT - Alternative Trading System. This term is defined under section 301 of the U.S. Securities Act.
  
  
• ALTA (AMERICAN LAND TITLE ASSOCIATION) - An organization composed of title insurance companies, which h...
  
  
• ALTERATION - A change made to an executed contract which has not been approved by the parties to the co...
  
  
• ALTERNATE PAYEE ENDORSEMENT - normally, it is when one payee endorses a draft over to another entity, t...
  
  
• ALTERNATIVE ASSET CLASS - a class of investments that includes private equity, real estate, and oil and...
  
  
• ALTERNATIVE DELIVERY PROCEDURE (ADP) - A provision of a futures contract that allows buyers and sellers...
  
  
• ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION - An alternative to formal litigation which includes techniques such as ...
  
  
• ALTERNATIVE DOCUMENTATION - Expedited and simpler documentation requirements designed to speed up the l...