The company executive responsible for the security of personnel, physical assets and information in both physical and digital form. The importance of this position has increased in the age of information technology as it has become easier to steal sensitive company information. |||This executive position is most often found in technology companies and will sometimes be referred to as "Chief Information Security Officer" (CISO) or "Director of Corporate Security". The creation of this title has led to the consolidation of all forms of corporate security under one department.
Investment securities that are short-term, have high credit quality and are highly liquid.Also referred to as "cash and equivalents". Cash equivalents are one of the three main asset classes, along with stocks and bonds. These securities have a low-risk, low-return profile. Cash equivalents include U.S. government Treasury bills, bank certificates of deposit, bankers' acceptances, corporate commercial paper and other money market instruments.
A desk where transactions for buying and selling securities occur. Trading desks can be found in most organizations (banks, finance companies, etc.) involved in trading investment instruments such as equities, fixed-income securities, futures, commodities and foreign exchange. A trading desk provides traders with access to instantaneous trade executions. Also known as "dealing desk". Trading desks can be either large or small depending on the organization and are occupied by licensed traders, usually specializing in trading one particular type of investment product (e.g. forex traders, commodities traders, stock traders, etc.). The instantaneous trade executions can be particularly important for day traders looking for arbitrage opportunities that usually last only minutes or even seconds.
A project management term for the quantifiable goods or services that will be provided upon the completion of a project. Deliverables can be tangible or intangible parts of the development process, and are often specified functions or characteristics of the project. Deliverables serves as a general term that encompasses the requirements of a project. A deliverable may be an object, used in the greater scheme of the project. For example, in a project meant to upgrade a firm's technology, a deliverable may be a dozen new computers. Alternatively, a deliverable may be a function or aspect of the overall project. For example, a software project may have a deliverable specifying that the computer program must be able to compute a company's accounts receivable.
The senior manager who is responsible for managing the company's day-to-day operations and reporting them to the chief executive officer (CEO). Watch: Corporate Structure |||A company needs a chief operating officer (COO) because the CEO is usually too busy to monitor production quotas and other factors on a daily basis.
The currency abbreviation for the Malaysian ringgit (MYR), the currency for Malaysia. The Malaysian ringgit is made up of 100 sen and is often presented with the symbol RM. The ringgit is often unofficially referred to as the Malaysian dollar. |||The Malaysian dollar replaced the Malaya and British Borneo dollar in June of 1967 at par. This new currency was officially referred to in "dollars" and "cents" until August of 1975, when the official name was changed to "ringgit" and "sen". In English use, the currency is still referred to in its previous form, and in the Malay language, the new form is often used. It is common for both forms to be used throughout the country.
When charting the price of an asset, this is the space on the chart between an asset's support and resistance levels. The price of the asset will stay within the support and resistance levels until a breakout occurs. Range traders will buy an asset when its price is near the bottom of the trading channel and sell it when the price gets close to the top of the trading channel, making a profit on the price spread. Trading channels may be flat, ascending or descending.
This is the senior manager who is responsible for overseeing the financial activities of an entire company. This includes signing checks, monitoring cash flow, and financial planning. Watch: Corporate Structure |||The CFO is similar to a treasurer or controller.