Calenderization is the accounting process of matching the financial records of 2 companies. All companies have different start/end dates to their financial year so when attempting to compare companies...
The CAC40 is the benchmark index used in France, similar to the NASDAQ or S&P500. It is the market capitalization-weighted measure of the 40 largest stocks on the Euronext Paris exchange....
The C-Level comprises the roles of CEO, COO and CFO. It is the highest possible level within a public corporation. In order to become a C-Level employee, one must have worked at a similar level or at ...
Book Value Per Share (BV / Share) is a financial ratio used to assess the amount of Book Value which 1 share of the company will give you exposure to. For example, if a company has Book Value of $100m...
The phrase 'buy-side' refers to companies that are in the business of buying others, rather than selling them. Investment banks are not usually part of this; although they may advise on the purchase o...
A buyback is a corporate action undertaken by a firm where it repurchases some of its shares outstanding from the market. This is done for one of 3 reasons:Increase the value of the shares (less suppl...
A beneficial owner is a person who enjoys the benefits of ownership even though the title to some form of property is in another name. It also means any individual or group of individuals who, e...
A bell curve is the most common type of distribution for a variable and is thus considered to be a normal distribution. The term "bell curve" originates from the fact that the graph used to depict a&n...
BAT is an acronym referring to Baidu Inc. (BIDU), Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (BABA) and Tencent Holdings Ltd. (0700.Hong Kong, TCEHY), three large Chinese internet stocks often likened to Alphabe...
A basket trade is an order to buy or sell a group of securities simultaneously. Basket trading is essential for institutional investors and investment funds who wish to hold a large number o...