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The restriction of an investor's potential losses to the amount invested. Without the privilege of limitation, investors would have unlimited liability for a company's debts.
Place or structure (actual or conceptual) where buyers and sellers  (directly or through intermediaries) trade goods, services, information, contracts or financial instruments.


The option of limited liability is one of the important advantages of incorporation.
Less commonly in the commercial context, but often used for social or public interest bodies, a company member's liability may alternatively be limited to an amount guaranteed by the member.




== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Company]]
* [[Capital market]]
* [[Joint and several liability]]
* [[Cash market]]
* [[Legal personality]]
* [[Financial markets]]
* [[Limited company]]
* [[Money market]]


[[Category:Corporate_finance]]
[[Category:Debt_Capital_Markets]]
[[Category:Compliance_and_audit]]
[[Category:Equity]]

Revision as of 09:25, 9 November 2013

Place or structure (actual or conceptual) where buyers and sellers (directly or through intermediaries) trade goods, services, information, contracts or financial instruments.


See also

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