Tag: large
Sacred Cow
What is 'Sacred Cow' A firmly held mainstream belief that is considered to be true without independent verification. In finance, and in...
Sampling Distribution
What is a sampling distribution
A sampling distribution is a function that shows how a statistic varies across different samples of data drawn from a...
Salad Oil Scandal
DefinitionThe Salad Oil Scandal, also referred to as the "Soybean Scandal", was a major corporate scandal in 1963 that ultimately caused over $150 million...
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 Order
What is a 'Back Order' A back order is a customer order that has not been fulfilled. A back order generally indicates...
Called Away
What is 'Called Away' A term used to describe the elimination of a contract due to the obligation of delivery. This occurs...
Market Capitalization
DefinitionMarket capitalization is the market value of a publicly traded company's outstanding shares. Market capitalization is equal to the share price multiplied by the...
Quantity Discount
What is a 'Quantity Discount' A quantity discount is an incentive offered to a buyer that results in a decreased cost per...
Quantitative Easing 2 (QE2)
What is 'Quantitative Easing 2 – QE2' The second round of the Federal Reserve's monetary policy used to stimulate the U.S. economy...
Quantitative Easing
DefinitionQuantitative easing, also known as large-scale asset purchases, is an expansionary monetary policy whereby a central bank buys predetermined amounts of government bonds or...