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Moral hazard
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Moral hazardThe risk that a party to a transaction has not entered into the contract in good faith, has provided misleading information about its assets, liabilities or credit capacity, or has an incentive to take unusual risks in a desperate attempt to earn a profit before the contract settles.
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Risk
The possibility of loss; the amount that one may lose when investing.
Transaction
A single business deal; a sale or purchase; or the crediting or debiting of an account.
Contract
A term of reference describing a unit of trading for a financial or commodity future. Also, the actual bilateral agreement between the buyer and seller of a transaction as defined by an exchange.
Liabilities
Money that a company will have to pay to someone else - bills, taxes, debts, interest and mortgage payments, etc.
Credit
Money loaned.
Capacity
Credit grantors' measurement of a person's ability to repay loans.
Take
1) To agree to buy. A dealer or customer who agrees to buy at another dealer's offered price is said to take the offer. 2) Euro bankers speak of taking deposits rather than buying money.
Profit
The difference between the price received for a product and its cost (the price of the factors of production used to make it).
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Moral obligation bond
A statement written upon the front page of an audit done by a professional auditor.
Moral suasion
A persuasion tactic used by an authority (i.e. Federal Reserve Board) to influence and pressure, but not force, banks into adhering to policy.
Moraleja 2002 Inversiones, SICAV, S.A.
Moraleja 2002 Inversiones, SICAV, S.A. is a Spanish company listed at Madrid Stock Exchange. Its business activity is capital investment.
Moratorium
A tax deferred pension plan set up by an employer to enable employees to accumulate tax free savings for retirement benefits.
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Montreal Exchange-Bourse de Montreal
A Canadian derivatives exchange, located in Montreal, Quebec, that facilitates the trading of stock options, interest rate futures and options, as well as index options and futures.
Moody's bond survey
A weekly publication that reports changes in corporate bond quality ratings for publicly traded companies, lists new debt registrations and provides market commentary.
Moody's investment grade
A rating of one through four assigned by Moody's Investors Service to bonds.
Moonlighting
Working in a second job (perhaps in the evening, under the light of the moon) that is not declared to the tax authorities.
MOP
In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Macau Pataca.
Moral hazard
Moral obligation bond
A statement written upon the front page of an audit done by a professional auditor.
Moral suasion
A persuasion tactic used by an authority (i.e. Federal Reserve Board) to influence and pressure, but not force, banks into adhering to policy.
Moratorium
A tax deferred pension plan set up by an employer to enable employees to accumulate tax free savings for retirement benefits.
More flexible exchange rate system
The International Monetary Fund's name for an exchange rate system in which rates float freely.
Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI)
This firm publishes a number of well known benchmarks, such as the MSCI World Index.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Risk
The possibility of loss; the amount that one may lose when investing.
Transaction
A single business deal; a sale or purchase; or the crediting or debiting of an account.
Contract
A term of reference describing a unit of trading for a financial or commodity future. Also, the actual bilateral agreement between the buyer and seller of a transaction as defined by an exchange.
Liabilities
Money that a company will have to pay to someone else - bills, taxes, debts, interest and mortgage payments, etc.
Credit
Money loaned.
Capacity
Credit grantors' measurement of a person's ability to repay loans.
Take
1) To agree to buy. A dealer or customer who agrees to buy at another dealer's offered price is said to take the offer. 2) Euro bankers speak of taking deposits rather than buying money.
Profit
The difference between the price received for a product and its cost (the price of the factors of production used to make it).
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Moral obligation bond
A statement written upon the front page of an audit done by a professional auditor.
Moral suasion
A persuasion tactic used by an authority (i.e. Federal Reserve Board) to influence and pressure, but not force, banks into adhering to policy.
Moraleja 2002 Inversiones, SICAV, S.A.
Moraleja 2002 Inversiones, SICAV, S.A. is a Spanish company listed at Madrid Stock Exchange. Its business activity is capital investment.
Moratorium
A tax deferred pension plan set up by an employer to enable employees to accumulate tax free savings for retirement benefits.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Montreal Exchange-Bourse de Montreal
A Canadian derivatives exchange, located in Montreal, Quebec, that facilitates the trading of stock options, interest rate futures and options, as well as index options and futures.
Moody's bond survey
A weekly publication that reports changes in corporate bond quality ratings for publicly traded companies, lists new debt registrations and provides market commentary.
Moody's investment grade
A rating of one through four assigned by Moody's Investors Service to bonds.
Moonlighting
Working in a second job (perhaps in the evening, under the light of the moon) that is not declared to the tax authorities.
MOP
In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Macau Pataca.
Moral hazard
Moral obligation bond
A statement written upon the front page of an audit done by a professional auditor.
Moral suasion
A persuasion tactic used by an authority (i.e. Federal Reserve Board) to influence and pressure, but not force, banks into adhering to policy.
Moratorium
A tax deferred pension plan set up by an employer to enable employees to accumulate tax free savings for retirement benefits.
More flexible exchange rate system
The International Monetary Fund's name for an exchange rate system in which rates float freely.
Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI)
This firm publishes a number of well known benchmarks, such as the MSCI World Index.
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