Balance Sheet Also termed statement of financial condition. Contains a summarized outline of owners' equity, assets and liabilities. … [Read more...]
Balance Sheet Exposure
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Balance Sheet Exposure Refer: accounting exposure. Risk of fall in assets denominated in foreign currency when exchange rates decline. … [Read more...]
Balance Sheet Identity
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Balance Sheet Identity Total Assets = Total Stockholders' Equity plus Total Liabilities … [Read more...]
Balanced Fund
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Balanced Fund Also termed balanced mutual fund. Funds that purchase bonds, common stock, and preferred stock. … [Read more...]
Balanced Mutual Fund
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Balanced Mutual Fund Also termed balanced fund. Funds that purchase bonds, common stock and preferred stock. … [Read more...]
Balloon Maturity
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Balloon Maturity Big sums of principal payment that come attached with or without a sinking fund, that become due on maturity date of a loan or bond or loan. … [Read more...]
Balloon Loan
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Balloon Loan Loans that do not amortize completely over their own maturity term. The outstanding principal at maturity is repaid through a balloon payment. … [Read more...]
Bane
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Bane According to Warren Buffet’s description, Bill Bane Sr., is one of the few real traders in the markets. Carol, his wife, adores NASCAR and specializes in ‘pulling the legs off’ central bankers. Second son Cooper Bane is an artist. Third son Jackson, is a globally known chef and … [Read more...]
Bank Collection Float
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Bank Collection Float Time lag between the deposit of a check in a bank and the time when the depositor gets the actual funds. This period is when the payer’s bank is making the payment to the depositor’s. … [Read more...]
Bank Discount Rate
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Bank Discount Rate Rate of interest charged for money-market instruments with short-term maturity like CPs and T bills. Based on the par value and the amount of the discount for the instrument. … [Read more...]
Bank Rating
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Bank Rating FDIC ratings or rating by private companies evaluating the bank’s safety and soundness. Thrift institutions are also rated in this manner. Usually a letter grade or numerical ranking is assigned to each rated institution based on assessment of capital amount, asset … [Read more...]
Bank Wire
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Bank Wire Computerized message network linking all major banks used for intimating receiving bank of any action that takes place such as deposit of funds into an account by a customer. … [Read more...]
Banker’s Acceptance
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Banker's Acceptance Credit investment with a short term maturity initiated by non-financial firm. A bank guarantees payment. Acceptances are sold or bought in the secondary market at discounted prices and are common in international trades. Money market funds usually invest in … [Read more...]
Bankers Bank
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Bankers Bank Special bank created by a bank group for servicing them alone and not the public. … [Read more...]
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
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Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Stands for the international bank Switzerland, that is located in Basel. It functions as a central body for facilitating monetary cooperation between various central banks across Europe, the U.S. Federal Reserve System and the Bank of Japan. … [Read more...]
Bankruptcy
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Bankruptcy Circumstances wherein a firm or individual or other entity is not in a position to repay its debts. In such case the bondholders gain the ownership of assets from the stockholders. … [Read more...]
Bankruptcy Cost View
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Bankruptcy Cost View Concept / belief that predictable costs of bankruptcy, both indirect and direct set off the benefits of leveraging such that debt financing the entire firm is always more than the ideal leverage amount. … [Read more...]
Bankruptcy Financing
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Bankruptcy Financing Company arranged financing under the bankruptcy process (chapter 11). The high risk factors in such financing translates into high interest rates. … [Read more...]
