Tag: market
Back Office
DefinitionA back office in most corporations is where tasks building layout of early companies where the front office would contain the sales and other...
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...
Back Order
What is a 'Back Order' A back order is a customer order that has not been fulfilled. A back order generally indicates...
Backward Integration
What is 'Backward Integration'
Backward integration is a form of vertical integration that involves the purchase of, or merger with, suppliers up the supply chain....
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...
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...
Bag Man
What is 'Bag Man' Any person in charge of organizing, collecting and transporting money, generally in connection with illegal or illicit activities....
Backflip Takeover
What is 'Backflip Takeover' An uncommon type of takeover in which the acquirer becomes a subsidiary of the acquired or targeted company,...