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  • 111Firm Order — 1. A market order to buy or sell a security for a brokerage s proprietary account. A firm order requires a trader to be fully authorized by the brokerage before executing the transaction. 2. A buy or sell order executed by a broker for a client s …

    Investment dictionary

  • 112firm sth up — UK US firm sth up Phrasal Verb with firm({{}}/fɜːm/ verb [I] ► to make something more definite or less likely to change: firm up an agreement/an order/a price »The company is attempting to firm up potential orders for four ferries and two cruise… …

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  • 113firm offer — An offer to sell goods that remains in force for a stated period. For example, an ‘offer firm for 24 hours’ binds the seller to sell if the buyer accepts the offer within 24 hours. If the buyer makes a lower bid during the period that the offer… …

    Accounting dictionary

  • 114firm offer — An offer to sell goods that remains in force for a stated period. For example, an «offer firm for 24 hours» binds the seller to sell if the buyer accepts the offer within 24 hours. If the buyer makes a lower bid during the period that the offer… …

    Big dictionary of business and management

  • 115firm offer — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms firm offer : singular firm offer plural firm offers a definite offer to buy something for a particular price …

    English dictionary

  • 116Firm Commitment — 1. A lending institution s promise to enter into a loan agreement with a specific entity within a certain period of time. 2. An underwriter s agreement to assume all inventory risk and purchase all securities directly from the issuer for sale to… …

    Investment dictionary

  • 117Firm's net value of debt — Total firm value minus total firm debt. The New York Times Financial Glossary …

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  • 118firm quote — A definite price on a round lot bid or offer declared by a market maker on a given security and not identified as a nominal quotation (therefore is not negotiable). Bloomberg Financial Dictionary A market maker s quote which is a price which… …

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  • 119firm's net value of debt — Total firm value minus total firm debt. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary …

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  • 120firm (the firm) — n a. British a criminal gang or organisation. Also used by a nd of teams of footba 11 hooligans, such as the Inter City Firm, a much publicised gang of older West Ham supporters. b. an insider s, or would be insider s, euphemism for an official… …

    Contemporary slang