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.
Eurodollar strips
Strips of Eurodollars are the co-ordinated purchase or sale of a series of futures contracts with successive expiration dates. The object is to lock in a yield for a period or term equal to the length of the strip.
Eurodollars
US dollars deposited in a bank (US or non US) located outside the US.
