Super Finance Glossary Over 10,000 financial glossary terms... Browse by Letter: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Or Enter Search Term: By Author: All Sources Campbell Harvey Internal Revenue Service Finance Globe FDIC Snow Gold CFTC U.S. Census Bureau Search Tips Hard Dollars Source Hard DollarsDefinition: Actual separate payments made by a customer for services, including research, provided by a brokerage firm. Antithesis of soft dollars.