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AAA: The highest credit rating for a company or asset the risk of default is negligible.
Accrued interest: Interest due on a bond or other fixed income security that must be paid by the buyer of a security to its seller. Usual compensation: coupon rate of interest times elapsed days from prior interest payment date (i.e. coupon date) up to but not including settlement date.
Actual settlement date: Date the transaction effectively settles in the clearing house (exchange of securities eventually against cash).
Add-on: In capital adequacy calculations, the extra capital required to allow for the possibility of a deal moving into profit before a mark-to-market calculation is next made.
Affirmation: Affirmation refers to the...

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