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Check




Check

A bill of exchange representing a draft on a bank from deposited funds that pays a certain sum of money to a certain person or party.

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Exchange
A marketplace in which shares, options and futures on stocks, bonds, commodities, and indexes are traded.

Draft
An unconventional order in writing-signed by a person, usually the exporter, and addressed to the importer, ordering to pay the amount specified on the face of the draft.

Bank
A commercial institution licensed as a receiver of deposits. Banks are mainly concerned with making and receiving payments as well as supplying short-term loans to individuals.

Money
A means of payment, especially coins and banknotes, although some definitions also include bank deposits, checks, etc.



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Check clearing
The movement of a check from the depository institution at which it was deposited back to the institution on which it was written; the movement of funds in the opposite direction and the corresponding credit and debit to the involved accounts.

Check Point Software
Check Point Software is a top Israeli corporation in the field of software and services, and its estimated market value is 5,520 million US dollars.

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. is one of the largest American companies in the IT industry. Its NASDAQ code is CHKP.

Checking the market
Searching for bid and offer prices from market makers to find the best deal.

Checkwriting
Free check writing privileges offered with nonretirement accounts for select mutual funds.



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Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
An experienced financial analyst who has passed examinations in economics, financial accounting, portfolio management, security analysis, and standards of conduct given by the Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts.

Chartists
A technical analyst who charts the patterns of stocks, bonds, and commodities to find trends in patterns of trading used to advise clients.

Chasing the market
Purchasing a security at a higher price than expected because prices are rapidly climbing, or selling a security at a lower level when prices are quickly falling.

Chastity bonds
Bonds redeemable at par value in the case of a takeover.

Chattel mortgage
A loan agreement that grants to the lender a lien on property other than real estate.

Check

Check clearing
The movement of a check from the depository institution at which it was deposited back to the institution on which it was written; the movement of funds in the opposite direction and the corresponding credit and debit to the involved accounts.

Checking the market
Searching for bid and offer prices from market makers to find the best deal.

Checkwriting
Free check writing privileges offered with nonretirement accounts for select mutual funds.

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT)
The second largest futures exchange in the US, and a pioneer in the development of financial futures and options.

Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE)
A securities exchange created in the early 1970s for the public trading of standardized option contracts. Primary place for the trading of stock options, foreign currency options, and index options.

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