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Kickback
Definition: In the context of finance, refers to compensation of dealers by sales finance companies for discounting installment purchase paper.
Definition: In the context of finance, refers to compensation of dealers by sales finance companies for discounting installment purchase paper.
Kicker
Definition: An additional feature of a debt obligation that increases its marketability and attractiveness to investors.
Definition: An additional feature of a debt obligation that increases its marketability and attractiveness to investors.
Kiddie Tax
Definition: Tax owed for the investment income of children if the amount is more than $1,400.
Definition: Tax owed for the investment income of children if the amount is more than $1,400.
Killer Bees
Definition: Those who aid a company in fending off a takeover bid, usually investment bankers who devise strategies to make the target less attractive or more difficult to acquire.
Definition: Those who aid a company in fending off a takeover bid, usually investment bankers who devise strategies to make the target less attractive or more difficult to acquire.
Kiting
Definition: Used in banking to refer to the practice of depositing and drawing checks at two or more banks and taking advantage of the time it takes for the second bank to collect funds from the first bank. Also refers to illegally increasing the face value of a check by changing the numbers on the check. In the context of securities, refers to the manipulation and inflation of stock prices.
Definition: Used in banking to refer to the practice of depositing and drawing checks at two or more banks and taking advantage of the time it takes for the second bank to collect funds from the first bank. Also refers to illegally increasing the face value of a check by changing the numbers on the check. In the context of securities, refers to the manipulation and inflation of stock prices.
Knock-out Option
Definition: An option that- is worthless at expiration if the underlying commodity or currency price reaches a specific price level.
Definition: An option that- is worthless at expiration if the underlying commodity or currency price reaches a specific price level.
Know Your Customer
Definition: An ethical foundation of securities brokers that an adviser who recommends the purchase or sale of any security to a customer, must believe that the recommendation is suitable for the customer, given the customer's financial situation.
Definition: An ethical foundation of securities brokers that an adviser who recommends the purchase or sale of any security to a customer, must believe that the recommendation is suitable for the customer, given the customer's financial situation.
Kondratieff Wave
Definition: An economic theory of the Soviet economist Kondratieff stating that the economies of the western world are susceptible to major up-and-down "supercycles" lasting 50 to 60 years.
Definition: An economic theory of the Soviet economist Kondratieff stating that the economies of the western world are susceptible to major up-and-down "supercycles" lasting 50 to 60 years.
KP
Definition: The two-character ISO 3166 country code for KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF.
Definition: The two-character ISO 3166 country code for KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF.
Kruggerand
Definition: A gold coin minted by the republic of South Africa that typically sells for slightly higher prices than the market value of the gold it contains.
Definition: A gold coin minted by the republic of South Africa that typically sells for slightly higher prices than the market value of the gold it contains.
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