Book Value (BV) is the value of any asset as recorded on a balance sheet. When used in context of a company, it is total assets minus intangible assets minus liabilities although depending on who...
A bond is a financial product that allows an investor to lend money to a company or government. The company or government issues a bond that is essentially an IOU, which is then purchased by investors...
Bollinger Bands are a feature of a chart used in technical analysis to analyze volatility in a market. They are derived from the standard deviations away from the moving average price.Wide Bollinger B...
A blue chip company is one that is large, globally recognized and financially stable. They typically sell products that are widely used and high quality. Usually, blue chip companies are seen as being...
Bid is simply the price in a market for which an asset can be sold (i.e. the price at which it is being bought). The bid price is usually also quoted with the amount of the asset which the buyer is pr...
Beta is a term used in trading to indicate volatility or systematic risk of an asset compared to that of the overall market. Beta is one of the 5 technical risk ratios, is also sometimes kno...
A 'bear' is any investor or firm which believes that the financial markets (or any asset within them) is going to fall in value. They are typically seen as the pessimists of the financial world.In the...
A basis point is a unit of measure that is equal to 0.01 percentage points, i.e. a bond with a yield of 450 basis points has a yield of 4.5% (450 x 0.01).Basis points are used when pricing bond yields...
Basel III is a set of measures aimed at reforming the global banking sector in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis to make the financial sector more stable. The main focus of Basel III is to increas...
A bank run is a situation when the customers of a commercial bank all attempt to withdraw their deposits within a very short space of time due to a lack of confidence in the solvency of the bank. If, ...