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    QANGOs
         		 
    Abbrev. quasi-autonomous non-government organisations.  
    Quality stock
         		 
    A blue-chip stock.

    See also: blue-chip.

    		 
    Quant
         		 

    See also: quantitative analyst.

    		 
    Quantitative analyst
         		 
    A mathematician who explains the characteristics of financial markets by using statistical ...  
    Quantity adjusting option
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    An option which generates a profit or loss in a currency different from that in which the ...  
    Quantity theory of money
         		 
    A very influential (some say tautological) notion which asserts that there is a relationship ...  
    QUANTO
         		 
    Abbrev. quantity adjusting option.  
    QUANTO swap
         		 
    A swap where the pay-off is determined in one currency and paid in another, eg, a $US/DM swap ...  
    Quants
         		 
    Abbrev. quantitative analysts.

    See also: rocket scientists.

    		 
    Quantum leap
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    A big change, as expressed by an economist, futurologist or finance practitioner deluded into ...  
    Quasi-autonomous non-government organisations
         		 
    Entities established by the government and required under their charters to function as self-supporting, ...  
    Query
         		 
    In stock exchange language, questioning a company about its shares or some aspect of its performance. ...  
    Quesnay, Francois
         		 
    (1694 - 1774)economist and physician at the court of Louis XV, where his duties included attending ...  
    Quesnay, Franois
         		 

    See also: economists.

    		 
    Quick test
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    See also: acid test, liquid ratio.

    		 
    Quorum
         		 
    The minimum number of eligible people who must attend a formal meeting to allow it to proceed. ...  
    Quotas
         		 
    A form of trade protection which takes no account of price, demand or quality but stipulates ...  
    Quote
         		 
    A price offered or asked. Financial markets traders talk of a quote when they mean an interest ...  
    Quoted securities
         		 
    The shares and securities of companies listed on the stock exchange. The companies are described ...