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On boardUsed in the context of general equities. Long.On board Similar MatchesClassified 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. Board of directorsBoard of directorsThe directors are a company's most senior managers and are elected to run the company by shareholders. Directors of public companies generally have to be re-elected by shareholders every 3 years which is usually just a formality, but there are occasional upsets. Federal Reserve BoardFederal Reserve BoardIn the US, a board of Directors comprised of seven members which directs the federal banking system, appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the Senate. The functions of the board include formulating and executing monetary policy, overseeing the Federal Reserve Banks, and regulating and supervising member banks. Monetary policy is implemented through the purchase or sale of securities, and by raising or lowering the discount rate - the interest rate at which banks borrow from the Federal Reserve. Across the boardAcross the boardAll the months of a particular futures contract or futures option contract, for example, if all the gold contracts open limit up, they were limit up 'across the board'. Accounting Standards BoardAccounting Standards BoardUK body that sets accounting standards. A subsidiary body of the Financial Reporting Council. Further SuggestionsBig BoardBoard of Directors Pensions Compensation Board Chair of the board Free on board Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT) National Market Advisory Board Free on board (FOB) Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Big Board Federal Housing Finance Board (FHFB) Currency Board Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) OTC Bulletin Board Securities and Investments Board Across the board Supervisory board Marketing board Bulletin Board System Federal Reserve Board (FRB) Board room Philadelphia Board of Trade (PBOT) On Board Ocean Bill of Lading Quotation board Board broker |
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