Tag: markets

What is a 'Bailout' A bailout is a situation in which a business, an individual or a government offers money to a...

DefinitionA binary option is a financial option in which the payoff is either some fixed monetary amount or nothing at all. The two main...

DefinitionA basis point is one hundredth of a percent or equivalently one ten thousandth. The related concept of a permyriad is literally one part...

DefinitionA market trend is a perceived tendency of financial markets to move in a particular direction over time. These trends are classified as secular...

What is bail bond and why do people need it Bail bonds are a type of surety bond that is posted on behalf of a...

What is a 'Back-End Load' A back-end load is a fee (sales charge or load) that investors pay when selling mutual fund...

DefinitionNormal backwardation, also sometimes called backwardation, is the market condition wherein the price of a commodities' forward or futures contract is trading below the...

What is a 'Call Market' A call market is a type of market in which each transaction takes place at predetermined intervals...

What is a 'Call Price' A call price is the price at which a bond or a preferred stock can be redeemed...

DefinitionA callable bond is a type of bond that allows the issuer of the bond to retain the privilege of redeeming the bond at...