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- Financial analysts »
- professionals either working for banks and brokers – "sell-side" analysts – or for investors – "buy-side" analysts – and who are in charge of analyzing companies to determine their "fair value" and of making recommendations on securities issued by those companies (buy, sell, hold…).
- Fixing date »
- date at which all payments are settled on Deferred Payment Service (SRD) transactions, 5 working days before the last session of each month.
- Free float »
- part of a listed company’s capital in the hands of the public, i.e. the persons or entities liable to buy or sell shares at any time.
- Fundamental analysis »
- valuation of an equity based on a detailed analysis of the company, the company’s financial performance, as well as economic trends in general and on the company’s specific business area.








