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Fail




Fail

A deal is said to fail if on the settlement date either the seller does not deliver securities in proper form or the buyer does not to deliver funds in proper form.

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Fail
A deal is said to fail if on the settlement date either the seller does not deliver securities in proper form or the buyer does not to deliver funds in proper form.

Settlement
When payment is made for a trade.

Deliver
The sale of a futures or forward contract may require the seller to deliver the commodity during the delivery month, if the short position is not offset prior to that time.

Securities
Saleable papers, traded on stock exchanges, that yield an income (dividend, interest, etc.).



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Factor return
The return attributable to a particular common factor.

Factoring
Sale of a firm's accounts receivable to a financial institution known as a factor.

Factors of production or inputs
Resources used by firms in their production processes, namely land (and the natural resources in it), labor and capital.

Factory cost
Prime cost (direct material and labor costs) plus overhead (US) or overheads (GB).

Fade
Refers to over-the-counter trading. Fill another OTC dealer's bid for or offer of stock.

Fail

Fair and equitable test
A set of requirements for a plan of reorganization to be approved by the bankruptcy court.

Fair game
An investment prospect that has a zero risk premium.

Fair market price
Amount at which an asset would change hands between two parties, that both have knowledge of the relevant facts.

Fair presentation
What American law requires accounts of a company's financial position to give.

Fair price
The equilibrium price for futures contracts. Also called the theoretical futures price, which equals the spot price continuously compounded at the cost of carry rate for some time interval. In the context of corporate goverance, Fair-Price provisions limit the range of prices a bidder can pay in two-tier offers.

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