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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....
Back-Of-The-Envelope Calculation
What is 'Back-Of-The-Envelope Calculation' An informal mathematical computation, often performed on a scrap of paper such as an envelope. A back-of-the-envelope calculation...
Back Month Contract
What is 'Back Month Contract' A type of futures contract that expires in any month past the front month futures contract. The...
CAPM – Capital Asset Pricing Model
The CAPM is a model that helps in determining the price of securities keeping in view the risk an investor takes, and the return...
Private Equity
DefinitionPrivate equity typically refers to investment funds organized as limited partnerships that are not publicly traded and whose investors are typically large institutional investors,...
Patent Cliff
DefinitionThe term patent cliff refers to the phenomenon of patent expiration dates and an abrupt drop in sales that follows for a group of...
Questioned Document Investigation
What is 'Questioned Document Investigation' An in-depth look into a document which is being questioned in the case of fraud, forgery, etc....
Qualified Appraisal
What is a qualified appraisal and why do you need one
When you're buying or selling a home, it's important to have a qualified appraisal....
Pareto Analysis
DefinitionPareto analysis is a formal technique useful where many possible courses of action are competing for attention. In essence, the problem-solver estimates the benefit...
Variability
What is 'Variability' Variability is the extent to which data points in a statistical distribution or data set diverge from the average,...