Bank Wire

  

Categories: Banking

Bank wires notify the bank of an action on an account, such as a transfer.

Think back in the day, like before texting, when people used to "wire" a message or use Morse code. This doesn't actually transfer the money though. The actual transfer of funds is called a wire...transfer.

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deal with securities to make them easy to trade when

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