The back-end ratio, also known as the debt-to-income ratio, is a ratio that indicates what portion of a person's monthly income goes toward paying debts. Total monthly debt includes expenses, suc...
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...
A baby bond is a fixed income security issued in small-dollar denominations, with a par value of less than $1,000. The small denominations enhance the attraction of baby bonds to average retail invest...
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 'bull' is any investor or firm which believes that the financial markets (or any asset within them) is going to rise in value. They are typically seen as the optimists of the financial world.In the ...
The recent implosion of the global equity markets - from Hong Kong to New York - engendered yet another round of the semipternal debate: should central banks contemplate abrupt adjustments in the pric...
