Tag: financial
A-Note
What is 'A-Note' The highest tranche of an asset backed security or other structured financial product. An A-note is senior to other...
Haggle
What is 'Haggle' When two parties involved in the purchase of a good and service negotiate the price until both parties can...
GAAP – Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
The standard guidelines for financial accounting that apply in all legal bodies are termed as generally accepted accounting principles or GAAP. These principles include...
Kaizen
Definition
Kaizen, is the Japanese word for "improvement". In business, kaizen refers to activities that continuously improve all functions and involve all employees from the...
DAGMAR
What is 'DAGMAR' DAGMAR is a marketing approach used to measure the results of an advertising campaign. DAGMAR is an acronym that...
Baby Bells
DefinitionThe Regional Bell Operating Companies are the result of United States v. AT&T, the U.S. Department of Justice antitrust suit against the former American...
MACD – Moving Average Convergence Divergence
The MACD is a stock market indicator that plays a crucial part in the technical analysis of the market. The MACD is basically the...
Labor Productivity
What is 'Labor Productivity' Labor productivity is a measure of economic growth within a country. Labor productivity measures the amount of goods...
Haircut
What is a 'Haircut' A haircut is the difference between prices at which a market maker can buy and sell a security....
Pac-Man Defense
DefinitionThe Pac-Man defense is a defensive business strategy used to stave off a hostile takeover, in which a company that is threatened with a...