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Free on board (FOB)Implies that distribution services like transport and handling performed on goods up to the customs frontier (of the economy from which the goods are classed as merchandise.) are included in the price.Free on board (FOB) Similar MatchesBig BoardBig BoardA nickname for the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Also known as The Exchange. More than 2,000 common and preferred stocks are traded. Founded in 1792, the NYSE is the oldest exchange in the United States, and the largest. It is located on Wall Street in New York City. Classified BoardClassified BoardAlso known as Staggered Board is one in which, the directors are placed into different classes and serve overlapping terms. Since only part of the board can be ../../finance-glossary/d each year, an outsider who gains control of a corporation may have to wait a few years before being able to gain control of the board. This slow ../../finance-glossary/ment makes a classified board effectively delays takeovers. Sometimes known as a delay provision. Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)Board composed of independent members who create and interpret Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Philadelphia Board of Trade (PBOT)Philadelphia Board of Trade (PBOT)A subsidiary of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange that trades currency futures. Securities and Investments BoardSecurities and Investments BoardA private limited company formerly reporting to the Chancellor of the Exchequer with responsibility for the regulation of the UK investment market in accordance with the Financial Services Act 1986. It was replaced by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) in October 1997. Further SuggestionsQuotation boardSupervisory board Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) On board Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT) Chicago Board of Trade board of directors Currency board Board broker Board room Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) bulletin board Federal Reserve Board (FRB) Big Board Currency Board Across the board Pensions Compensation Board Federal Housing Finance Board (FHFB) Accounting Standards Board across the board OTC Bulletin Board Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Bulletin Board System Board of Directors Chair of the board |
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