Tag: capital
Bad Paper
What is 'Bad Paper' Unsecured short-term fixed income instrument that is issued either by a corporation, city, state or country, that has...
Basis Point
DefinitionA basis point is one hundredth of a percent or equivalently one ten thousandth. The related concept of a permyriad is literally one part...
Back-To-Back Letters Of Credit
What are 'Back-To-Back Letters Of Credit' Back-to-back letters of credit consist of two letters of credit (LCs) used together to finance a...
Balance Reporting
What is balance reporting and why is it important for businesses
Balance reporting is the process of creating a financial report that provides an overview...
Backwardation
DefinitionNormal backwardation, also sometimes called backwardation, is the market condition wherein the price of a commodities' forward or futures contract is trading below the...
Call Market
What is a 'Call Market' A call market is a type of market in which each transaction takes place at predetermined intervals...
Contango
DefinitionContango is a situation where the futures price of a commodity is higher than the anticipated spot price at maturity of the futures contract....
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...
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 Months
What is 'Back Months' The available futures contracts for a particular commodity that possess expirations or delivery dates furthest into the future....