The process by which two contra brokerage firms in a trade agree to the terms of the transaction. Comparison can be either through a clearing corporation or on a trade-for-trade basis (that is, ex the clearing corporation).

A contractual agreement citing terms and conditions of a transaction between broker/dealers. This document must be exchanged by the contra firms and signed to signify approval of its details. (See Confirmations)

A figure by which one person or thing is compared to another, or the two are considered with regard to some property or quality, which is common to them both; e.g., the lake sparkled like a jewel.

An examination of two or more items to establish similarities and dissimilarities.

Similarities (metaphor, simile, analogy, personification, etc.). eg. "The author compares the teacher to a witch."

examining resemblances or differences

relation based on similarities and differences

a difference among means

a great one, and my point I was trying to make originally - there is an indestinguishable difference between different models of hardware, so it is the software which makes the difference to the end user

a systematic strategy for analyzing and evaluating the similarities of two or more things

a way to establish differences, essential differences

A feature that searches for and identifies differences between hosts and component models. The N1 Grid Service Provisioning System supports these three types of comparisons: Model to model – Examines the deployment repository and history that is stored on the master server for two hosts and reports any differences Model to install – Compares what the master server reports is installed on a host to what is actually on the host and reports any differences Install to install – Examines the contents of two hosts' file systems and reports any differences

to look for both similarities and differences between two or more things

is an expository writing technique that examines the similarities between objects or ideas, whereas contrast focuses on differences. Conclusions

is when two or more pieces are compared and contrasted on various grounds in order to identify similarities and differences. Example: Midsummer Night's Dream and Othello are both Shakespearean plays but Midsummer Night's Dream is a comedy while Othello is a tragedy.

A comparison is an evaluation of similarities and differences.