SIRA
Securities Industry Regulatory Authority (SIRA) is the name given to the joint associations of the New York Stock Exchange Regulation and the National Association of Securities Dealers. SIRA has long been discarded in favor of the name ‘Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). The objective of SIRA was for the governance of business practices among brokers and the investing public and the reduction of cost inefficiencies for the two regulators.
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Commodity Futures Trading Commission - CFTC
Independent federal agency in the United States regulating the commodity futures and options markets. A product of the Commodity Futures Trading Co ...
Accelerated Amortization
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SFC
Securities And Futures Commission (SFC) is a regulatory body created by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFCO) for Hong Kong that regulates a ...
Raider
A raider is a person that attempts to take over a company through making a hostile takeover bid. Raiders target companies with undervalued assets a ...
Net Sales
It refers to the gross revenues minus returns and discounts of a company. It is the amount presented in an income statement under sales revenue.
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