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DEBENTURE Definition

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DEBENTURE is a corporate IOU that is not backed by the companys assets (unsecured) and is therefore somewhat riskier than a bond.

 

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BRANCH ACCOUNTING is accounting for geographically separated sections of enterprises. The accounting system adopted depends upon the degree to which the branch is controlled from its head office.

CAP is a series of European interest rate call options used to protect against rate moves above a set strike level.


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