soft call protection — (for convertible bonds) One of two types of call protection. Soft or provisional call protection prohibits an issuer from calling a bond issue until a certain threshold price level for the underlying stock has been reached. For example, the bond… … Financial and business terms
call protection — A feature of a bond issue that protects investors from risk of prepayment. In mortgage backed bonds, call protection may take the form of prepayment penalties or lock in periods. A lock in period is a time period, starting from the issue date and … Financial and business terms
provisional call protection — See soft call protection (for convertible bonds). American Banker Glossary … Financial and business terms
Copy protection — Copy protection, also known as content protection, copy obstruction, copy prevention and copy restriction, refer to techniques used for preventing the reproduction of software, films, music, and other media, usually for copyright reasons.[1]… … Wikipedia
European Nightjar — Taxobox name = European Nightjar status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 image width = 260px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Caprimulgiformes familia = Caprimulgidae genus = Caprimulgus species = C. europaeus binomial =… … Wikipedia
United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… … Universalium
china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material … Universalium
China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast … Universalium
Life Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Zoology In 2008 several zoological studies provided new insights into how species life history traits (such as the timing of reproduction or the length of life of adult individuals) are derived in part as responses to… … Universalium
Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… … Universalium
international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… … Universalium
