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Baby Bond
A term used in the United States for a bond with a par value of less than $1000....
Back Away
In the context of general equities, to withdraw from a previously declared interest, indication, or ...
Back End Load
A charge imposed when investors redeem (sell) shares in mutual funds, which has the effect of discou...
Back Months
In the context of futures and options trading, refers to the months of contracts with expiration dat...
Back Office
Brokerage house administrative operations that support the trading of stocks and other securities. I...
Back Taxes
Taxes that have not been paid on the due date or were underreported either by accident or by intenti...
Back Up
1. When bond yields rise and prices fall, the market is said to back up.
2. An investor ...
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Back-to-back Loan
A situation where an investment organisation, such as an investment trust, deposits sterling with a ...
Backdating
In the context of mutual funds, a feature allowing fundholders to use an earlier date on a letter of...
Backspread
A delta-neutral spread composed of more long options than short options on the same underlying instr...
Backwardation
n the futures market the price of a contract for future delivery of a commodity usually trades above...
Balance Of Payments
A statistical compilation formulated by a sovereign nation of all economic transactions between resi...
Balance Of Trade
The difference between a country's exports and imports over a given period of time....
Balance Sheet
Also called the statement of financial condition, it is a summary of a company's assets, liabilities...
Balanced Budget
A budget where the volume of expenditure and income are both equal....
Balanced Mutual Fund
A mutual fund which invests in a balance of common stock, bonds and preferred stock with an objectiv...
Balloon Interest
In the context of serial bond issues, the elevated coupon rate on bonds with late maturities....
Balloon Payment
In the US, the final payment on a loan which is significantly larger than those preceding it....
Ballot
The document distributed at the annual meeting to shareholders of record who wish to vote their shar...
Baltic Exchange
A self regulated London exchange serving world wide interests. It is the world's premier maritime ma...
Bancassurance
A combination of banking and insurance business. A high street bank, for example, might sell both mo...
Band Earnings
Pay between the lower earnings limit and upper earnings limit which is used to determine National In...
Bank
An institution which takes deposits from individuals, companies, organisations etc. and provides the...
