Brokered Market Marketplace wherein search services are offered to buyers and sellers by an intermediary. … [Read more...]
Brokered Deposit
Brokered Deposit Similar to CD or certificate of deposit. Denotes a large-denomination deposit. … [Read more...]
Bubble Theory
Bubble Theory Theory that prices fluctuate far beyond the true values at times for securities. … [Read more...]
Buck
Buck One million dollars, as referred to in colloquial terms. … [Read more...]
Budget
Budget Structured outline of proposed financial activity. For example, sales budget, advertising budget. … [Read more...]
Budget Deficit
Budget Deficit Difference between spending and revenues of the government. … [Read more...]
Builder Buydown Loan
Builder Buydown Loan Mortgage loans on new property developments that are subsidized by the builder over the initial developmental phase. This cash is used to reduce the mortgage rate so that it is lower than prevailing rate during this period. Most commonly 3% of the rate for year … [Read more...]
Bull
Bull Opposite of bear. Investors who expect a rise in the market. … [Read more...]
Bull-Bear Bond
Bull-Bear Bond Bonds wherein the repayment of principal depends on another security’s price. Typically issued in two tranches: the first where repayment increases in line with price increase of the other security, the second where tranche repayment falls in line with the other … [Read more...]
Bull CD, Bear CD
Bull CD, Bear CD Bull CDs give a pre determined percentage of the positive fluctuation in a given market index’s return with a guaranteed minimum return. Bear CDs give a share of decline in the market index used as the basis. … [Read more...]
Bull Market
Bull Market Markets wherein prices are clearly moving upward. … [Read more...]
Bull Spread
Bull Spread Strategy used with spreading wherein the investor purchases out-of-the-money put options, the funds for this purchase generated by the sale of an out-of-the money call option having the same underlying asset/ commodity. … [Read more...]
Bull Trap
Bull Trap False signal indicating a reversal in the declining trend of a stock or index and enhancement of price when the security continues to fall. … [Read more...]
Bulldog Market
Bulldog Market United Kingdom’s foreign/ overseas market. … [Read more...]
Bullet Contract
Bullet Contract Refer: Window contract. Investment contract with a guarantee bought at a price that includes a one time premium. … [Read more...]
Bullet Loan
Bullet Loan Term loan given by bank that cannot be amortized in the books. … [Read more...]
Bullet Strategy
Bullet Strategy Strategy used in constructing a portfolio so that its securities have maturities concentrated at a single yield curve point. … [Read more...]
Bullish, Bearish
Bullish, Bearish Describe general attitudes of investors at any given time. Bearish trends denote a pessimistic outlook while bullish trends denote optimism. … [Read more...]
Bundling, Unbundling
Bundling, Unbundling Trends that prompt creation of securities by means of combining primitive and derivative kinds into a single hybrid or by classifying returns on the asset into separate streams. … [Read more...]