Tag: finance

Baltic Dry Index

DefinitionThe Baltic Dry Index, is issued daily by the London-based Baltic Exchange. The BDI is a composite of the Capesize, Panamax and Supramax Timecharter...

Backorder

What is 'Backorder' An order for a good or service that cannot be filled at the current time due to a lack...

Backpricing

What is 'Backpricing' A pricing method used in specific futures contracts whereby the price of the commodity to be delivered is priced...

Bailout Bond

What is 'Bailout Bond' A debt security issued by the Resolution Funding Corporation to bail out the savings and loan associations during...

Bear Market

A bear market refers to a market in which the prices of securities take a dip resulting in significant losses. It is quite difficult...

Bad Check

What is 'Bad Check' A check drawn on a nonexistent account or on an account with insufficient funds to honor the check...

Blockchain

Blockchain Blockchain is a public ledger that contains all the transaction done in Bitcoin that have been executed till date. Since there are...
Back up the truck

Back Up The Truck

What is "backing up the truck?" Backing up the truck refers to the purchase of a large position in a stock or other financial asset...

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

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...