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Take offA sharp increase in the price of a stock, or a positive movement of the market as a whole.Take off Similar MatchesWinner Takes AllWinner Takes AllThe winner takes all phenomena, for digital marketplaces, highlights the notion that markets tend to favor the market leader to such an extent, other competitors can be driven out of the marketplace. This is a result of two issues. The network effects and positive spiral experienced by the market leader, making its product more compelling for the consumer, and the learning curve effect and reduced average costs of the market leader, enabling it to potentially reduce prices to a price point with which competitors cannot compete. Markets will tend to tip, and this is when the winner takes all phenomena comes into play. Stakeholder pensionStakeholder pensionOn offer from April 2001, stakeholder pensions aim to provide a low-cost, transparent and flexible way for people to save for their retirement.£3,600, including basic rate tax relief, can be invested in the stakeholder pension each yearBasic rate tax - worth 22% - will be claimed on your behalf by the pension company running the pension. So the maximum you actually pay is £2,808 per year.Money invested in stakeholder pensions will be invested in the stock market. On retirement a quarter of the accumulated capital can be taken out as a tax-free cash sum, and the rest has to be used to buy an annuity which pays the retirement pension.Anyone in a company pension scheme earning less than £30,000 a year next year will be able to pay into a stakeholder pension at the same time as they make contributions to an occupational pension scheme.Employers with five or more employees who do not offer any kind of pension scheme will have to provide access to a stakeholder scheme. Take a positionTake a positionTo buy or sell short; that is to own or to owe some amount on an asset or derivative security. Hostile takeoverHostile takeoverA takeover of a company against the wishes of the current management and the board of directors by an acquiring company or raider. Take a flierTake a flierTo speculate on highly risky securities. Further SuggestionsTakedowntakeover Take up fee take home pay Take a swing Price taker On the take Stakeholders Takes a call Take a powder Takes price Takeover Takeover target Panel on Takeovers and Mergers Price takers Take back mortgage City code on takeovers and mergers "Take me along" Bust up takeover Take a bath Take Out Commitment Take out Take or pay contract hostile takeover |
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