Backspread
A backspread is a type of options spread in which the trader holds more long positions than short positions. This strategy can be used...
Back-to-Back Commitment
What is 'Back-to-Back Commitment' A commitment to make a second take-out loan that piggybacks another loan. With a back-to-back commitment, once the...
Balance Of Payments (BOP)
What is the Balance of Payments (BOP)? The balance of payments (BOP) is an accounting record of all monetary transactions between a country and the...
Back Month Contract
What is 'Back Month Contract' A type of futures contract that expires in any month past the front month futures contract. The...
Stock Bag Holder
Definition In U.S. financial slang, a bagholder is a shareholder left holding shares of worthless stocks. What is a 'Stock Bag Holder' An informal investing word used...
Back Door Listings
When a company fails to meet the listing requirements of a stock exchange, it may turn to a back door listing as a way...
Standard Deviation
In mathematics, standard deviation is the degree of the dispersion from a set of data’s mean. The SD is higher when the data is...
Canadian Income Trust
What is 'Canadian Income Trust' A type of corporate structure as designated by the Canada Revenue Agency that operates as a profit-seeking...