Fluctuation price established during trading sessions other than the official opening and closing dealings on Italian exchanges.
Duration
A measurement of the change in the value of an instrument in response to a change in interest rates. It is the primary basis for comparing the effect of interest rate changes on prices of fixed-income instruments.
Earnings per share
The total net profit of a company per share.
EDGAR
Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System - the Securities and Exchange commission's system for the electronic submission by direct transmission, magnetic tape or diskette, of most filings and related correspondence.
Efficient market
A market in which security prices reflect information instantaneously.
Electronic communication network (ECN)
Any electronic system that widely disseminates to third parties orders entered by an exchange market-maker or OTC market-maker, and permits such orders to be executed against in whole or in part.
Equity
The ordinary shares of companies. The ownership interest in a company of holders of its common and preferred stock.
Equity warrant bonds
ETFs
Eurobonds
A long-term loan issued in a currency other than that of the country or market in which it is issued. There is no withholding tax applied to interest payment. Eurobonds are internationally underwritten and available in bearer form. They are cleared through Cedel and Euroclear and are traded crossborder.