Letter B Dictionary

B shares: Class of mutual fund characterized by a rear-end load structure where fees are...
B2B: Acronym for Business-To-Business. A transaction that occurs between two firms,...
B2C: Acronym for Business-To-Consumer. A transaction that occurs between a firm and...
Baby Bells: A name identifying the U.S. regional telephone firms that were created from...
baby bond: A bond that has a par value less than $1,000.
baby boomer: An individual born shortly after World War II.
back door: The U.S. Treasury.
back door financing: When a government agency borrows from the U.S. Treasury instead of relying on congressional appropriations.
back months: The futures or options months being traded that are furthest from expiration.
back office: The administrative functions at a brokerage that support the trading of securities,...
back pay: The salaries and wages from a prior pay period.
back taxes: Any outstanding taxes not paid when due.
back testing: The process of optimizing a trading strategy using historical data and then...
back-end load: A sales charge or commission paid when an individual sells an investment, such...
back-to-back loans: An arrangement in which two firms in different countries borrow each other's...
backdate: To place a prior date on a legal document, statement or check. Also known as antedate.
backdoor listing: A technique used by a firm which failed to get listed on an exchange, whereby...
backgrounder: A document that explains the history of a firm or product.
backlog: Any sale orders that have not yet been processed.
backup withholding: An IRS procedure designed to ensure that a taxpayer who does not have a Social...
backward integration: The acquisition of ownership of one's supply chain, generally in the hope of...
backwardation: Theory that suggests futures contracts nearer to expiration trade at premium...
bad debt: Accounts receivable that will likely remain uncollectable and will be written...
bad debt reserve: An amount set aside as reserve for bad debts. In general, firms make an estimate...
bad title: A title which does not clearly confer ownership.
Bahamas Dollar: The currency of Bahamas . ISO international currency code: BSD. Learn...
Bahraini Dinar: The currency of Bahrain. ISO international currency code: BHD. Learn more about Bahrian and the Bahraini Dinar at GoCurrency.com
bailing out: Selling a security or commodity without regard to price, as an act of desperation in a falling market.
bailment: The delivery of an asset by its owner to another person or persons for temporary care.
bait and switch: An illegal tactic in which a seller advertises a product with the intention...
balance: The amount of money in an account. An account statement will be able to provide...
Balance Of Payment Reports by Country: Overview - The Balance of Payment records in detail how one country interacts...
balance of payments: The balance of payments statement summarizes economic transactions of a country's...
balance of risks: The Federal Reserve Board's term to describe its goal of setting interest rates...
balance of trade: A country's exports minus its imports; the largest component of a country's...
balance sheet: A balance sheet is a snapshot of what a company owns and owes and is comprised...
balanced budget: A budget for which expenditures are equal to income. Sometimes a budget for...
balanced fund: A mutual fund that purchases a combination of common stock, preferred stock,...
balanced investment strategy: A method of portfolio allocation designed to provide both income and capital appreciation while avoiding excessive risk.
Balearic Is Peseta: The currency of The Balearic Islands.Learn more about currencies and exchange rates
balloon loan: A long-term loan, often a mortgage, that has one large payment (the balloon...
balloon maturity: A repayment schedule for an issue of bonds in which a large number of the bonds...
balloon note: A long-term loan, often a mortgage, that has one large payment (the balloon...
balloon payment: A large, lump-sum payment scheduled at the end of a series of considerably smaller...
BAM: The ISO currency code for the Bosnia-Herzegovina Convertible Mark.
Bangladesh Taka: The currency of Bangladesh. ISO international currency code: BDT
bank: An entity chartered by a state or federal government, which: receives demand...
bank credit: The borrowing capacity provided to an individual by the banking system, in the...
bank discount: The bank charge made for payment of a note prior to maturity, expressed as a percentage of the note's face value.
bank draft: A check drawn by one bank against funds deposited into its account at another...
Bank Examiner: An individual who reviews a bank's operations, such as lending policies, guidelines,...
bank holding company: A firm that owns two or more banks. Required to register with the governors of the Federal Reserve System.
Bank Holiday: The temporary closing of a bank in the event that its obligations exceed its resources.
Bank Lending - Japan: The value of all outstanding loans with Japanese banks. Bank lending is important...
Bank Note: A non-interest-bearing promissory note of a Federal Reserve Bank which is payable...
Bank of Canada Governor Speaks - Canada: When the Governor for the Bank of Canada makes a speech on the economy and the...
Bank of Canada Rate Decision: The decision to increase, decrease, or maintain the bank set interest rate....
Bank of England Meeting Minutes - United Kingdom: The Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee keeps notes from its rate decision...
Bank Rate: The interest rate charged by a bank for loans.
bank reconciliation: The process of adjusting an account balance reported by a bank to reflect transactions...
bank term loan: A bank loan to a firm, with a fixed maturity and often featuring amortization...
Bank Trust Department: The part of a bank which settles estates, performs agency services, and administers trusts and guardianships.
bank-eligible issues: U.S. Treasury obligations eligible for immediate purchase by commercial banks,...
banker's acceptance: A short-term credit investment which is created by a non-financial firm and...
banking: In general terms, the business activity of accepting and safeguarding money...
Banking Act of 1933: A Congressional act designed to restore financial stability to the country during...
banking syndicate: A group of investment banks which jointly underwrite and distribute a new security...
bankmail: A bank's agreement with a firm attempting a takeover not to finance any other potential acquirer's bid.
bankrupt: An individual, firm, or corporation that has been declared insolvent through...
Bankruptcies - Japan: Measures the number of companies that filed for bankruptcy in the last month,...
bankruptcy: A legal state, in which a firm or individual is unable to repay its debts, and...
Barbados Dollar: The currency of Barbados . ISO international currency code: BBD Learn more...
barbell strategy: A portfolio strategy in which maturities of included securities are concentrated at two extremes.
bare: Without adequate insurance, particularly for a business.
bargain element: The difference between the strike price of a stock option and the market price...
bargaining unit: bargaining unit
barometer: Any form of economic and market data used to indicate overall trends (i.e. unemployment...
barometer stock: A stock or bond that is widely believed to be an indicator of the overall market's condition. Also known as bellwether.
barren money: Money that is not earning interest. Example: non-interest bearing checking account,...
barriers to entry: Circumstances particular to a given industry that create disadvantages for new...
barter: The exchange of products and/or services without the use of money. Also known as exchange
base: 1. The base currency is the first currency quoted in a currency pair. For example,...
base interest rate: The base interest rate is the minimum required rate of return acceptable to...
base period: A specific time period used as a benchmark in measuring financial or economic data.
base rate: The UK base rate is the equivalent to the prime rate in the United States, generally...
base-year analysis: An analysis using a particular year as the base period.
basic earnings per share: The earnings per share of common stock.
basis: Purchase price, including commissions and other expenses, used to determine...
basis point: A Basis Point is defined as 1/100 of 1%, and is used to note changes in the...
basis trading: An arbitrage strategy generally consisting of the purchase of a particular security...
basket: Market term used to describe a group of securities combined in order to be traded...
BBD: The currency of Barbados . ISO international currency code: BBD Learn more...
BD form: A document which every brokerage must file with the SEC, detailing the firm's finances and listing its officers.
BDT: The ISO currency code for the Bangladesh Taka.
bear: An investor who believes that a security, a sector, or the overall market is about to fall. opposite of bull.
bear hug: A hostile takeover attempt predicated on making an offer at a premium large...
bear market: A prolonged period in which investment prices fall, accompanied by widespread...
bear raid: A trader's attempt to force down the price of a particular security by heavy...
bear spread: An option strategy designed to profit from a drop in a security's price, by...
bear straddle: A straddle in which a short position is taken in both a put and a call option....
bear trap: The situation that occurs when a bear market reverses its trend while bearish...
bearer: The holder of a negotiable instrument.
bearer bond: An unregistered, negotiable bond on which interest and principal are payable...
bearer instrument: A negotiable instrument which is payable on demand to the holder, regardless of whom it was originally issued to.
bearer share: A stock certificate which is the property of whoever happens to be in possession...
bearish: Believing that a particular security, a sector, or the overall market is about to fall. Opposite of bullish.
bearish abandoned baby candlestick: Abandoned Baby  • Direction: Bearish  • Type:...
bearish advance block:   • Direction: Bearish  • Type: Reversal  •...
bearish belt hold candlestick: Bearish Belt Hold  • Direction: Bearish  • Type:...
bearish breakaway candlestick: Bearish Breakaway  • Direction: Bearish  • Type:...
bearish dark cloud cover candlestick:   • Direction: Bearish  • Type: Reversal  •...
bearish deliberation candlestick: Bearish Deliberation (non-fx)  • Direction: Bearish  •...
bearish doji star candlestick: Bearish Doji Star  • Direction: Bearish  • Type:...
bearish downside tasuki gap candlestick: Downside Tasuki Gap  • Direction: Bearish  • Type:...
bearish dragonfly doji candlestick: Dragonfly Doji  • Direction: Bearish  • Type:...
bearish engulfing candlestick: Bearish Engulfing  • Direction: Bearish  • Type:...
bearish evening doji star candlestick: Bearish Evening Doji Star  • Direction: Bearish  •...
bearish evening star candlestick: Bearish Evening Star (Evening Shooting Star)  • Direction: Bearish  •...
bearish falling three methods candlestick: Bearish Falling Three Methods  • Direction: Bearish  •...
bearish gravestone doji candlestick: Bearish Gravestone Doji  • Direction: Bearish  •...
bearish hanging man candlestick: Hanging Man  • Direction: Bearish  • Type: Reversal  •...
bearish harami candlestick: Bearish Harami  • Direction: Bearish  • Type:...
bearish harami cross: Bearish Harami Cross & Notes on Bearish Harami  • Direction: Bearish  •...
Bearish In-Neck On-Neck & Thrusting Continuation Patterns: Direction : Bearish Type : Continuation Reliability : Moderate    •...
bearish meeting lines candlestick: Bearish Meeting Lines (non-fx)  • Direction: Bearish  •...
Bearish Reversal Candlestick Patterns: Bearish Reversal Patterns Strong Bearish Reversal Patterns...
bearish shooting star candlestick: Bearish Shooting Star  • Direction: Bearish  •...
bearish side by side white lines candlestick: Bearish Side by Side White Lines (non-fx)  • Direction: Bearish  •...
bearish three black crows candlestick: Bearish Three Black Crows  • Direction: Bearish  •...
bearish three inside down candlestick: Bearish Three Inside Down  • Direction: Bearish  •...
bearish three line strike candlestick: Bearish Three Line Strike  • Direction: Bearish  •...
bearish three outside down candlestick: Bearish Three Outside Down  • Direction: Bearish  •...
bearish thrusting candlestick: Bearish Thrusting  • Direction: Bearish  • Type:...
bearish tri stars candlestick: Tri Star  • Direction: Bearish  • Type: Reversal  •...
bearish tweezers top candlestick: Bearish Tweezers Top  • Direction: Bearish  •...
beat the gun: To profit from a development in the market by acting in advance of the majority
BEF: The currency of Belgium. ISO international currency code was BEF, until...
before-tax income: Refer to an individual’s income before taxes are deducted.
behavioral finance: A theory stating that there are important psychological and behavioral variables...
Beige Book - United States: Report on current economic conditions in each of the 12 Federal Reserve districts...
Belarus Ruble: The currency of Belarus. ISO international currency code: BYR (and...
Belgian Franc: The currency of Belgium. ISO international currency code was BEF, until...
Belize Dollar: The currency of Belize. ISO international currency code: BZD. Learn more...
bell: The open (opening bell) or close (closing bell) of a trading session; sometimes a bell is used, sometimes a buzzer.
bellwether: A stock or bond that is widely believed to be an indicator of the overall market's condition.
below cost: A price placed on a product or service that is less than the seller paid to...
below par: Having a price below face value.
below the line: Out-of-the-ordinary, non-recurring revenues or charges.
benchmark: A standard of comparison. Generally this term is used in reference to a security,...
benchmark interest rate: The base interest rate is the minimum required rate of return acceptable to...
benchmark risk: A collective measure of the various risks related to the potential for the returns...
benchmarking: See benchmark.
beneficial owner: The individual who enjoys the benefits of owning a security or property, regardless of whose name the title is in.
beneficiary: An individual, institution, trustee, or estate which receives, or may become...
benefit: A payment or entitlement, such as one made under an insurance policy or employment...
benefit offset: A partial or complete loss of retirement plan benefits which may result when...
benefits administration: The implementation and coordination of an employee benefits plan.
Benin Franc: The currency of Benin.See GoCurrency World Currencies Page & Currency Converter
bequeath: To transfer property to an heir through a will.
bequest: Assets which are transferred to an heir through a will.
Bermudian Dollar: The currency of Bermuda. ISO international currency code: BMD. Learn...
best ask: The lowest price any seller has declared that they are willing to accept at a given time for a given security.
best bid: The highest price any purchaser has declared that they are willing to pay at a given time for a given security. ,,
Best Efforts: In underwriting, best efforts refers to an investment bank's assurance that...
best efforts offering: In underwriting, best efforts refers to an investment bank's assurance that...
best-execution requirement: "The obligation of market makers, broker/dealers, and others to execute customer orders at the best price currently available.",,
BETA: Beta is a risk measure comparing the volatility of a stock's price movement...
beta coefficient: The Beta Coefficient is a concept taken from the popular Capital Asset Pricing...
BGN: The currency of Bulgaria. ISO international currency code: BGN. Learn more about Bulgaria and the Bulgarian Lev at GoCurrency.com
BHD: The currency of Bahrain. ISO international currency code: BHD. Learn more about Bahrian and the Bahraini Dinar at GoCurrency.com
Bhutan Ngultrum: The currency of Bhutan . ISO international currency code: BTN. Learn...
bid: Also referred to as bid price, the bid is the price a party is willing to pay...
bid size: "The number of shares that are being offered for purchase at the bid price,...
bid-to-cover ratio: "In a Treasury auction, the number of bids received divided by the number of...
bid/ask spread: The Bid-Ask Spread, also known as the Bid-Offer Spread, is the quote of the...
bidding up: A situation in which a security's rising price compels investors who have placed...
BIF: The currency of Burundi. ISO international currency code: BIF. Learn more...
Big Board: "The oldest and largest stock exchange in the U.S., located on Wall Street in...
Bill: "A negotiable debt obligation issued by the U.S. government and backed by its...
bill of exchange: An unconditional order issued by an individual or business which directs the...
bill of sale: A document that transfers title of an asset from a seller to a purchaser.,,
bill pass: The purchase of Treasury Bills from dealers by the Federal Reserve.,,
billing cycle: "The period between billings for products and services, generally a month.",,
binder: "A temporary, binding agreement, secured by a payment to evidence good faith, used until a formal contract takes effect.",,
Black Friday: In finance, Black Friday commonly refers the September 24th 1869 financial crisis...
black ink: Refers to a profit. Opposite of red ink.,,
black knight: A firm which makes a hostile takeover bid on a target firm.,,
Black Market: A market where products are bought and sold illegally.,,
Black Monday: "Refers to October 19, 1987, the day on which the DJIA fell 508 points (22%).",,
Black Tuesday: "October 29th, 1929. This is the date of the most famous stock markett crash...
Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model: "A model used to calculate the value of an option, by considering the stock...
blackout period: An interval of up to 60 days during which employees may not adjust the investments...
blank check: "A check that is signed by the payer but with no specific amount indicated, leaving this determination up to the drawee.",,
blank endorsement: An endorsement consisting of nothing but a signature and allowing any party...
blanket bond: "Broad insurance coverage against losses due to theft or employee dishonesty, carried by brokerages and other financial institutions",,
blanket lien: A security interest covering nearly all types of collateral owned by a debtor.,,
blanket recommendation: "A recommendation sent from a brokerage to all its customers suggesting they...
blend fund: "A mutual fund whose assets are composed of a combination of stocks, bonds,...
blended rate: "A rate offered by a lender, somewhere between a previous rate and a new loan rate.",,
blind entries: The bookkeeping entries that show debits and credits but neglect to record other essential information.,,
blind pool: A form of limited partnership which doesn't specify what investment opportunities the general partner plans to pursue.,,
blind trust: "A trust in which the beneficiaries do not have knowledge of the trust's specific...
blitzkrieg tender offer: "In a takeover, a tender offer that is so compelling that the offer is accepted very quickly.",,
block: A large amount of securities being held or traded, typically at least 10,000 shares of stock or $200,000 in bonds.
block house: A brokerage firm whose principal activity is the execution of block trades.,,
block trade: "A large amount of securities being traded, Commonly at least 10,000 shares...
Bloomberg Euro-Zone Retail Purchasing Managers Index - Euro Zone: A monthly survey of business optimism. The survey asks managers about their...
blow-off top: "A steep, rapid price rise followed by a steep, rapid price drop.",,
blowout: The quick sale of all shares of a new stock offering.,,
Blue Chip: Blue-chip - A term used to describe the stock of a company that is generally...
Blue Laws: Local ordinances in some areas prohibiting commercial activity on Sunday.
Blue List: A daily list of nearly all current municipal bonds. Its official name is The Blue List of Current Municipal Offerings.
Blue Sky Laws: State regulations governing the sale of securities and mutual funds, designed...
blue-collar: Refers to employees who perform manual labor, such as in a factory.
BMD: The currency of Bermuda. ISO international currency code: BMD. Learn...
BND: The currency of Brunei. ISO international currency code: BND. Learn...
Board of Advisors: A less formal alternative to a board of directors, most commonly used by small...
Board of Directors: Individuals elected by a corporation's shareholders to oversee the management...
Board of Governors: The Board of Governors is a managing body of the Federal Reserve System. The...
Board of Trustees: A group of people that oversees a non-profit organization.
boardroom: A room set aside for the meetings of a firm's board of directors.
BOB: The currency of Bolivia. ISO international currency code: BOB. Learn...
bodily injury coverage: A type of insurance policy that pays for injuries caused to other individuals...
BOE Rate Decision - United Kingdom: BOE Rate Decision - United Kingdom The announcement of whether the Bank of England...
bogey: The benchmark return that a portfolio or fund manager is compared against, such as the S&P 500.
boiler room: An unflattering term used to describe a fraud scheme in which salespeople are...
boilerplate: A standard form or template used in a contract or other legal document.
BoJ Monetary Policy Meeting and Announcement - Japan: The Bank of Japan Policy Board meets once a month for two days to discuss economic...
BOJ Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes - Japan: The Bank of Japan publishes the summary from its monthly monetary policy meetings...
BoJ Monetary Policy Monthly Report - Japan: Every month the Bank of Japan releases their report covering trends in the Japanese...
Bolivian Boliviano: The currency of Bolivia. ISO international currency code: BOB. Learn...
bollinger bands: Developed by John Bollinger, Bollinger bands consist of 3 lines; a 20 period...
Bolsa: The spanish term denoting stock exchange.
bona fide: In good faith, genuine.
bond: A debt instrument issued for a period of more than one year with the purpose...
bond anticipation note: Short term bond which will be paid off with the proceeds from a subsequent,...
Bond Buyer: A daily publication containing key bond market statistics.
bond circular: A document describing a bond offering, put together by its underwriter. Such...
bond crowd: The members of a stock exchange who transact bond orders on the floor. The term...
bond discount: The amount by which a bond's par exceeds its market price. Also known as discount.
bond equivalent yield: A restating of the yield on a debt instrument in terms of semiannual interest,...
bond fund: A mutual fund which invests in bonds, Commonly with the objective of providing...
bond indenture: A written agreement between the issuer of a bond and his/her bondholders, generally...
bond market: The market in which instruments of fixed-income debt are issued and traded....
bond ordinance: Ordinance authorizing a bond issue. Also known as bond resolution.
bond quote: The price at which a given bond is or was trading, expressed in terms of percentage...
bond rating: A measure of the quality and safety of a bond, based on the issuer's financial...
bond ratio: The percentage of a firm's capitalization that is represented by bonds, equal...
bond resolution: An ordinance authorizing a bond issue. Also known as bond ordinance.
bond swap: The simultaneous sale of one bond issue and the purchase of another, to stretch...
bonded: Having the characteristic of being guaranteed by a bond, thereby insuring that...
bondholder: A holder of bonds
bonus share: Free shares of stock given to current shareholders, based upon the number of...
book: A chronological record of a specialist's inventory of securities and orders...
book inventory: What stock on hand should be according to the accounting records. There might...
book profit: Profit which has been made but not yet realized through a transaction, such...
book shares: Mutual fund shares which are maintained on the transfer agent's records, but...
book value: A firm's common stock equity as it appears on a balance sheet, equal to total...
book value per share: The book value of a firm divided by the number of shares outstanding.
book-entry security: Security issued not as a certificate but simply as an entry in a bank account. Most Treasury securities are book-entry.
book-to-bill ratio: A quantitative measure of the health of the semiconductor industry, equal to...
bookkeeping: The systematic recording of a firm's financial transactions. The two most common...
books: A firm's records of its transactions, such as ledgers and journals. These records...
books of final entry: Accounting ledgers where information is transferred from the books of original entry.
books of original entry: Accounting journals where financial transactions are initially recorded.
boom: A period of rapid economic expansion.
bootstrap: To build a business out of nothing, with minimal outside capital.
borrow: To receive something of value with the promise of giving something of (generally greater) value at some point in the future.
borrowed reserves: The funds borrowed by Federal Reserve Banks in order to maintain the reserve requirement.
borrowed stock: A stock in a short sale, which the short seller takes on loan from his/her broker...
Bosnia-Herzegovina Convertible Mark: The currency of Bosnia and Herzegovina. ISO international currency code: BAM
Botswana Pula: The currency of Botswana . ISO international currency code: BWP....
bottom: The lowest price reached for a given security over a given period of time. opposite of top.
bottom fisher: An investor who looks for bargains among stocks whose prices have dropped dramatically.
bottom line: The gross sales minus taxes, interest, depreciation, and other expenses. Also...
bottom-up: An investment strategy in which firms are considered based simply on their own...
bought deal: An offering in which the underwriter (or syndicate) purchases all the shares...
bounce: A quick, moderate rise in the price of a stock following a precipitous decline. Also known as dead cat bounce.
bounced check: A check which a bank returns because it is not payable due to insufficient funds. Also known as rubber check.
Bourse: The French term for stock exchange, or may also refer to any European stock exchange.
boutique: A brokerage concentrating on a specific, small market niche.
Bouvet Is Krone: The currency of Bouvet Island.See GoCurrency World Currencies Page & Currency Converter
box: The physical location where securities and other important financial documents are stored for safekeeping.
box spread: An arbitrage in which a profitable position is established with zero risk using both put and call options.
bracket creep: Slowly moving into higher tax brackets as one's income rises to keep up with inflation.
Brady bond: The U.S. dollar-denominated bond issued by an emerging market, particularly...
brand: An identifying symbol, words, or mark that distinguishes a product or firm from...
Brazil Real: The currency of Brazil. ISO international currency code: BRL. Learn...
BRC Shop Price Index - UK: A monthly indicator of price changes at the most popular retail outlets in the...
breach: A violation of a legal obligation.
breach of trust: Abuse of responsibilities specified in a trust agreement.
breadth: The fraction of the overall market that is participating in the market's up or down move.
breadth-of-market theory: A technical analysis technique that predicts the strength of the market based...
break: Term used to describe price moving higher through a resistance level or lower...
break-even analysis: A calculation of the approximate sales volume required to just cover costs,...
break-even point: The price at which an option's cost is equal to the proceeds acquired by exercising...
break-even tax rate: The tax rate at which a person, corporation or other entity would be indifferent...
breaking the syndicate: The terminating of a syndicate, enabling members to sell their remaining holdings without price restrictions.
breakout: Technical analysis term used to describe price action rising above resistance...
breakpoint: The level of dollar investment in a mutual fund at which an investor becomes...
breakup value: Having the characteristic of a breakup value
bricks and mortar: A description of a firm or portion of a firm with a physical presence, as opposed to one that exists only on the internet.
bridge financing: Temporary financing extended to a person, company, or other entity - that allows...
bridge loan: In international finance, a bridge loan refers to an advance taken in order...
Brit Indian Ocean Rupee: The currency of British Indian Ocean Territory.See GoCurrency World Currencies Page & Currency Converter
British Pound: The currency of Britain. Learn more about the British Pound from GoCurrency....
BRL: The currency of Brazil. ISO international currency code: BRL. Learn...
Broad Liquidity - Japan: Japanese Broad Liquidity is the widest measure of the money supply used by the...
broad money: One measure of the money supply that includes M1, plus savings and small time...
broad-base index: An index whose purpose is to reveal the performance of the entire market, such...
broken lot: Having less than 100 shares of a stock; or less than 10 shares of a very thinly...
broker: An individual or firm which acts as an intermediary between a purchaser and...
broker loan: Money lent to brokers by banks, for financing the underwriting of new issues,...
broker loan rate: Interest rate that banks charge to brokers to finance margin loans to investors. Also known as call money rate.
broker recommendation: An opinion given by an analyst to his/her clients about whether a given stock...
broker/dealer: Any individual or firm in the business of purchasing and selling securities...
brokerage: Having the characteristic of being used interchangeably with broker when referring...
brokerage account: A customer's account at a brokerage. There are three kinds of brokerage accounts....
brokerage firm: Having the characteristic of being used interchangeably with broker when referring...
brokerage house: Having the characteristic of being used interchangeably with broker when referring...
Brokered CD: A large-denomination CD sold by a bank to a brokerage, which then divides it into smaller pieces for sale to its customers.
brought over the wall: A situation in which a research analyst at an investment bank works for the...
Brunei Dollar: The currency of Brunei. ISO international currency code: BND. Learn...
BSD: The currency of Bahamas . ISO international currency code: BSD. Learn...
BTN: The currency of Bhutan . ISO international currency code: BTN. Learn...
bubble: A description of rapidly rising equity prices, generally in a particular sector,...
bubble theory: The belief that security prices occasionally rise well above their fundamental...
buck: Trader's terminology for one million dollars.
bucket shop: An unlicensed or illegally operated brokerage.
bucketing: The illegal practice by a broker of executing a customer's order for his/her...
budget: An itemized forecast of an individual's or firm's income and expenses expected for some period in the future.
budget deficit: Budget Deficits are quoted as a specific reported figure. That number reflects...
budget surplus: The amount by which a government's, firm's, or individual's income exceeds its...
Buffett, Warren: Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, and arguably the greatest stock market investor...
Building Approvals - Australia: The number of domestic building permits granted for the month. Strong growth...
Building Permits: Building Permits reflects the number of new building projects authorized...
Building Permits - Canada: The number of new building projects authorized for construction. The figure...
Building Permits - New Zealand: The number of new building projects authorized for construction New Zealand...
Building Permits - United States: The number of new building projects authorized for construction. Because receiving...
Bulgarian Lev: The currency of Bulgaria. ISO international currency code: BGN. Learn more about Bulgaria and the Bulgarian Lev at GoCurrency.com
bulge bracket: The firms in an underwriting syndicate who were responsible for placing the...
bulk handling: The financing of receivables in bulk rather than one at a time, to reduce processing costs.
bulk sales escrow: An examination process designed to protect a purchaser of a business from unknown liabilities.
bulk segregation: Client-owned stock held in street name but kept separate from brokerage-owned securities.
bulk transfer: The sale of all or most of a firm's inventory or other assets to another firm....
bull: Bull refers to having a positive outlook on a particular security or an investment....
bull market: A prolonged period in which investment prices rise faster than their historical...
bull spread: An option strategy designed to profit from a rise in a security's price, by...
bull straddle: A straddle in which a long position is taken in both a put and a call option....
bulldog market: The foreign market in Great Britain.
bullet bond: A bond that is not able to be redeemed prior to maturity. A bullet bond is generally...
bullet contract: A GIC purchased with a single premium.
bullet strategy: A strategy in which a portfolio is designed to have securities with maturities...
bulletin board: An electronic quotation system, used for unlisted, over-the-counter securities.
bullion: Gold, silver, platinum, or palladium, in the form of bars or ingots. Some central...
bullish: Bullish refers to having a positive outlook on a particular security or an investment....
bullish abandoned baby candlestick:   • Direction: Bullish  • Type: Reversal  •...
Bullish Belt Hold:   • Direction: Bullish  • Type: Reversal  •...
bullish breakaway candlestick:   • Direction: Bullish  • Type: Reversal  •...
bullish divergence: Price divergence is a technical situation where indicators signal a different...
bullish doji star candlestick: Bullish Doji Star  • Direction: Bullish  • Type:...
bullish dragonfly doji candlestick: Bullish Dragonfly Doji  • Direction: Bullish  •...
bullish engulfing pattern: Bullish Engulfing  • Direction: Bullish  • Type:...
bullish gravestone doji candlestick:   • Direction: Bullish  • Type: Reversal  •...
bullish hammer candlestick: Bullish Hammer  • Direction: Bullish  • Type:...
bullish harami candlestick: Bullish Harami  • Direction: Bullish  • Type:...
bullish inverted hammer candlestick:   • Direction: Bullish  • Type: Reversal  •...
bullish ladder bottom candlestick: Bullish Ladder Bottom  • Direction: Bullish  •...
bullish morning doji star candlestick: Bullish Morning Doji Star  • Direction: Bullish  •...
bullish morning star candlestick: Bullish Morning Star  • Direction: Bullish  •...
bullish piercing line candlestick: Bullish Piercing Line  • Direction: Bullish  •...
Bullish Reversal Candlestick Patterns: Bullish Reversal Patterns Strong Bullish Reversal Patterns...
bullish rising three methods candlestick: Bullish Rising Three Methods  • Direction: Bullish  •...
bullish stick sandwich candlestick: Bullish Stick Sandwich  • Direction: Bullish  •...
bullish three inside up candlestick:   • Direction: Bullish  • Type: Reversal  •...
bullish three line strike candlestick: Bullish Three Line Strike  • Direction: Bullish  •...
bullish three outside up candlestick: Bullish Three Outside Up  • Direction: Bullish  •...
bullish three stars in the south candlestick:   • Bullish Three Stars in the South  • Direction: Bullish  •...
bullish three white soldiers candlestick: Bullish Three White Soldiers  • Direction: Bullish  •...
bullish tri star candlestick: Bullish Tri Star  • Direction: Bullish  • Type:...
bullish tweezers bottom candlestick:   • Direction: Bullish  • Type: Reversal  •...
bunching: Combining many orders of the same security for simultaneous execution.
bundling: The practice of joining related products together for the purpose of selling...
Bureau of Public Debt: The agency which presides over the sale of government securities such as Treasury securities and US Savings Bonds.
Burkino Faso: The currency of Burkina FasoSee GoCurrency World Currencies Page & Currency Converter
burn rate: For a firm with negative cash flow, the rate of that negative cash flow, generally...
burnout: The depletion of a tax shelter's benefits, as the investor begins to receive income from the investment.
Burundi Franc: The currency of Burundi. ISO international currency code: BIF. Learn more...
business: A group or legal entity engaged in commerce. Generally business is segregated...
Business Confidence Indicator - France - Euro-zone: A measure of the prevailing sentiment among French business leaders. The Business...
business credit: A bank loan to a firm. Also known as commercial lending or commercial credit.
business cycle: A predictable long-term pattern of alternating periods of economic growth (recovery)...
business day: The part of a day during which most businesses are operating, generally from 9 am to 5 pm Monday through Friday.
business finance companies: Firms whose purpose is lending money to other firms. As opposed to a general...
Business Inventories - United States: Unsold goods held by manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers. Business Inventories...
Business Investment - UK: The change in capital expenditures made by private firms. Businesses only invest...
business life insurance: Life insurance purchased by a firm or investor on the life of a key executive....
business model: A description of the operations of a business including the components of the...
business plan: A document prepared by a firm's management, detailing the past, present, and...
business risk: Risk associated with the unique circumstances of a particular firm, as they might affect the price of that firm's securities.
business-to-business: Abbreviated as B2B. A transaction that occurs between a firm and another firm,...
business-to-consumer: Abbreviated as B2C. A transaction that occurs between a firm and a consumer,...
bust-up takeover: A leveraged buyout in which the acquirer sells some of the assets of the target...
busted convertible: A convertible security for which the market price of the common stock is so...
butterfly spread: An options strategy built on four trades at one expiration date and three different...
buy: To obtain ownership of a security or other asset in exchange for money or value.
buy and hold: An investment strategy in which stocks are bought and then held for a long period,...
buy and write: A conservative options strategy in which stocks are bought and covered call options are written on them.
buy limit order: An order to a broker to purchase a specified quantity of a security at or below a specified price (called the limit price).
buy minus: An order to purchase a stock at a specific price below the current market price.
buy minus order: An order to purchase a specified amount of a stock if the price to be executed...
buy on close: An order to buy at the end of a trading session at a price within the closing range.
buy on opening: An order to buy at the start of a trading session at a price within the opening range.
buy order: A buy order is the instruction to a broker (or bank, market maker, or financial...
buy side: See buy-side.
buy stop order: A purchase order which is to be held until the market price rises to a specified...
buy the book: An order to a broker to purchase all shares available from a specialist at the...
buy-sell agreement: An agreement used by businesses to sell the interests of a deceased owner to...
buy-side: See buy-side.
buy-side analyst: An analyst employed by an entity, such as a mutual fund, that invests on its...
buyback: The purchase of a long position to offset a short position.
buydown: A cash payment made by any party to reduce a borrower's monthly loan payment.
buyer's market: A market which has more sellers than buyers. Low prices result from this excess...
buyer's monopoly: A situation in which there is only one customer for a firm's product. Also known as monopsony.
buying basis: The difference between the cost of a cash commodity and the futures contract sold to hedge against it.
buying hedge: The act of buying futures to hedge against the sale of a cash commodity. An...
buying on margin: A risky technique involving the purchase of securities with borrowed money,...
buying outright: To buy entirely with cash, as opposed to on margin.
buying power: The value of money, as measured by the quantity and quality of products and...
buyout: The purchase of controlling interest in one corporation by another corporation, in order to take over assets and/or operations.
BWP: The currency of Botswana . ISO international currency code: BWP....
by the book: In accordance with established guidelines.
by-bidder: An individual who secretly represents a seller at an auction, and who places...
BYB: The currency of Belarus. ISO international currency code: BYR (and...
bylaws: The official rules and regulations which govern a corporation's management....
bypass trust: An irrevocable trust which allows the passing of one's assets to one's children to reduce estate taxes.
BYR: The currency of Belarus. ISO international currency code: BYR (and...
BZD: The currency of Belize. ISO international currency code: BZD. Learn more...