for personal gain. Fraud.False Bottom - On the stock market, selling prices which seem to have already hit their lowest level because of a subsequent price rise then fall through a false bottom because the price falls even lower.Fast Track - Quick route in a career to success and promotion, associated with high ambition.Fat Cat - A wealthy person living off investments or dividends, or a chief executive of a large company or organisation who is on a very large salary, huge pension, etc.Fault Tolerance - Enables a system, especially in computing, to continue to operate properly even though a component in the system has failed.Feasibility Study - A preliminary assessment of a new project, including costs, risks, etc., to determine whether the project will be successful and practical.Feather-Bedding - A term often used in industry describing the practice of hiring more workers than is necessary to carry out a job, often because of a contract with a union.Federation - An organisation which has been formed by the joining together of a group of companies, clubs, etc.Fidelity Bond - Also known as Fidelity Insurance. Protects an employer against any losses incurred because of dishonesty, or damage caused, by an employee.Fiduciary - Describes an organisation or individual who manages money or property for a beneficiary.Figurehead - In business, organizations, politics, etc., a person who holds an important position or office but lacks real power or authority; a 'front man'. Derived from the carved painted figurehead models which traditionally were fixed to the front of sailing ships. Filibuster - A person who attempts to delay or obstruct legislation by giving long speeches, but does not contravene rules concerning proceedings.Fill or kill - Also FOK, on the stock exchange, an instruction received by a broker from a client to buy or sell specified shares immediately or not at all.Filofax - A personal organiser (and the name of the company which makes it), which was very popular in the 1980s, with pages which can be easily removed or added. This product was associated with 'Yuppies'.Finance - To provide or obtain funds for a business, commercial project, an individual, etc. The management of money. To sell or provide goods on credit.Financial Engineering - The practice of solving financial problems or creating financial opportunities in a company, by changing the way money is borrowed, debts paid, etc.Financial Equity - The ownership of interest in a company, usually in the form of shares.Finite Capacity Scheduling - A process in which a computer program organises tasks, matching the resources available to the most efficient way of production.Firepower - The amount of power, money and/or influence that is available to a business or organisation.Firewall - A system in a computer which prevents unwanted or unauthorised access, but allows the authorised user to receive information.Firmware - Describes the fixed programs, which cannot be lost or changed, in electronic devices such as digital cameras, calculators, remote controls, etc.First Mover - A business that gains an advantage by being the first to establish itself in a specific market by producing a new product or