Tag: definition
Backup Line
What is 'Backup Line' A line of credit used by a bank to cover any issue of commercial paper for which financing...
Back Stop
What is a 'Back Stop' A back stop is the act of providing last-resort support or security in a securities offering for...
Backflush Costing
What is 'Backflush Costing' Backflush costing is a product costing system generally used in a just-in-time inventory environment. Backflush costing delays the...
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...
Back Fee
What is 'Back Fee' A payment made to the writer of a compound option in the case that the call option is...
Back Up
What is a back up and what does it mean for the securities market
A back up is a slang term for the movement in...
Bailout
What is a 'Bailout' A bailout is a situation in which a business, an individual or a government offers money to a...
Balance Of Trade (BOT)
What is 'Balance Of Trade - BOT' The balance of trade (BOT) is the difference between a country's imports and its exports...
Beta
Beta (beta coefficient or β) is a finance term that represents risk of a financial instrument. In simple terms, it is a numerical value...