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CorporationA legal entity that is separate and distinct from its owners. A corporation is allowed to own assets, incur liabilities, and sell securities, among other things.Corporation Similar MatchesSecurities Industry Automation CorporationSecurities Industry Automation CorporationIn the US, SIAC operates the New York and American Stock Exchanges automation and communications systems to support trading, market data reporting, and surveillance activities. SIAC also supports the NSCC's nation-wide clearance and settlement systems and it is the systems processor for industry-wide National Market System components, such as CTS,CQS, and ITS. SIAC is jointly owned by the NYSE and AMEX. Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC)Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC)A government agency established in 1989 and disbanded in 1996 that administered federal savings and loan institutions that were insolvent between 1989 and August 1992 by either bailing them out or merging them. Possessions corporationPossessions corporationA type of corporation permitted under the US tax code whose branch operation in a US possession can obtain tax benefits as though it were operating as a foreign subsidiary. Edge Act corporationEdge Act corporationCorporation chartered by the Federal Reserve to engage in international banking. The Board of Governors acts on applications to establish Edge Act corporations and also examines the corporations and their subsidiaries. Named after Senator Walter Edge of New Jersey, who sponsored the original legislation to permit formation of such organizations. See also: agreement corporation. Closely held corporationClosely held corporationIn the US, this refers to a corporation with only a small number of shareholders. Although a public company, shares would not normally be available for trading because of a lack of liquidity. Further SuggestionsNational Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC)Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (Farmer Mac) Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) Multinational corporation Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Multinational corporation (MNC) Instinet (Institutional Networks Corporation) Transnational corporation Foreign Sales Corporation Foreign corporation Incorporation International Finance Corporation (IFC) Financing Corporation (FICO) Commodity Credit Corporation S Corporation articles of incorporation Options Clearing Corporation Controlled foreign corporation (CFC) Articles of incorporation Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (fdic) Domestic International Sales Corporation (DISC) corporation tax Freddie Mac (Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation) National Association of Investors Corporation Clearing corporations |
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