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Rate of Change	Rate of change is a momentum indicator; it compares the price today with the price 'n' days ago.
Receiver	A receiver is appointed by the creditors of a company in financial trouble when they believe the existing management no longer has the ability to prevent its financial situation deteriorating further.
Reinvestment Rate	The rate of return applied to the income that is produced by a capital sum.
Remateria-lisation	This is when share certificates held electronically are converted so that the details are held in paper form instead.
Renomina-lisation	Securities change their par value from a national currency into a Euro unit.
Redemption	A corporate action in which a company pays repays the loan stock to stock holders. Also known as a "repayment".
Return on Capital	One of the most useful ratios in assessing the performance of a company. It shows the returns that a company generates from the capital that it uses.
Rights Issue	A rights issue is when a company raises new capital. Existing shareholders are entitled to buy additional shares, normally in proportion to their existing holdings.