Bottom

Bottom Lowest possible price of a financial security, index, commodity or economic cycle during a given time frame, followed by a consistent increase. … [Read more...]

Bottom Up Equity Management Style

Bottom Up Equity Management Style Style of management that puts less emphasis on the impact of market cycles and economic cycles and gives great importance to individual stock analysis. … [Read more...]

Bought Deal

Bought Deal Issues where the securities are entirely bought by one or two underwriters. … [Read more...]

Bourse

Bourse French term denoting stock markets, now used commonly in all markets worldwide. … [Read more...]

Bracket

Bracket Denotes the degree of commitment of an underwriter in new issues. Brackets are classified as minor or major. … [Read more...]

Brady Bonds

Brady Bonds Emerging country bonds issued as a part of a program of debt reduction. … [Read more...]

Branch

Branch Operations incorporated in one country that is home, but carried out overseas. … [Read more...]

Break

Break Steep, quick fall in price. … [Read more...]

Break Even Analysis

Break Even Analysis Analyzing the level of sales where zero profit would be generated by a project. … [Read more...]

Break Even Lease Payment

Break Even Lease Payment Payment pertaining to a lease wherein a party to a new lease is equally balanced in making the decision to enter into or not enter into the agreement. … [Read more...]

Break Even Payment Rate

Break Even Payment Rate Rate at which a MBS coupon will be prepaid so that it gives the same CFY that a given benchmark MBS coupon would. For coupons exceeding the benchmark coupon, this helps determine the rate of prepayment that gives the same CFY as benchmark coupon. For coupons … [Read more...]

Break Even Tax Rate

Break Even Tax Rate Rate of tax at which one party to any eventual transaction is equally balanced between the decision to or not to enter into the transaction. Above this rate the transaction becomes unviable. … [Read more...]

Break Even Time

Break Even Time Refer: Premium payback period. Long breakeven time means higher risk. … [Read more...]

Breakeven Yield

Breakeven Yield Required yield that will cover marketing costs of a marketing a banking product. The point at which there is no profit or loss. … [Read more...]

Breakout

Breakout Increase in price of a security over and above a resistance price, most often the previous high. Or a decline to a level lower than support level, most often previous lowest price. The breakout signifies a continuing movement trend in one direction. … [Read more...]

Bretton Woods Agreement

Bretton Woods Agreement Year 1944 United Nations members agreement that created the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the fixed exchange rate international monetary system that was established after World War II. … [Read more...]

Bridge Financing

Bridge Financing Interim or stop gap financing of any sort used before permanent funding is received, to stabilize a position. … [Read more...]

British Clearers

British Clearers Clearing banks dominating the domestic sterling market in the areas of deposit taking and lending over short term … [Read more...]

Broker

Broker One who executes customer orders for a commission. May be a floor broker executing orders on the exchange floor or upstairs broker handling orders of retail customers. … [Read more...]

Broker Loan Rate

Broker Loan Rate Refer: Call money rate. Rate at which loans are given by banks to brokers. … [Read more...]