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Acid test ratioAlso called the quick ratio, the ratio of current assets minus inventories, accruals, and prepaid items to current liabilities.Acid test ratio Similar MatchesExpirationExpirationThe time an option contract lapses. Instinet (Institutional Networks Corporation)Instinet (Institutional Networks Corporation)Computerized subscriber service that serves as a vehicle for the fourth market. "Instinet" is registered with the SEC As a stock exchange it numbers among its subscribers a large number of mutual funds and other institutional investors linked to each other by computer terminals. The system permits subscribers to display bids and offers (which are exposed system wide for whatever length of time the initiating party specifies) and to consummate trades electronically. Instinet is largely used by market makers, but, nonmarket makers and customers have equal access. Articles of incorporationArticles of incorporationIn the US, the document which the founders of a corporation submit to the relevant state for approval after which a certificate of incorporation is issued. These two documents form the corporation's charter which endorses its legality. Information listed in the charter includes the name of the corporation, purpose, number of authorised shares and details of directors. The rules under which the corporation's internal management operates are listed in the bylaws. Acid ratioAcid ratioSee 'acid test'. "Soft" capital rationing"Soft" capital rationingConstraints on spending that under certain circumstances can be violated or even viewed as constituting targets rather than absolute limits. Further SuggestionsControlled foreign corporation (CFC)Public Securities Administration (PSA) Confederation of British Industry Operational Definition quick ratio Customary payout ratios FHA (Federal Housing Admininistration) Coverage ratios Open market operation Reward to volatility ratio Information Ratio Quasi public corporation Consideration Risk reward ratio Financing Corporation (FICO) Horizontal integration consideration parity ratio Multinational corporation (MNC) Optimum Leverage Ratio Exchange rationing Alien corporation Resolution Funding Corporation (RefCorp) Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Backward integration |
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