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Bidding Up
Definition: Moving the bid price higher.
Bifurcation
Definition: When a non-linear dynamic system develops twice the possible solutions that it had before it passed its critical level. A bifurcation cascade is often called the period doubling route to chaos because the transition from an orderly system to a chaotic system often occurs when the number of possible solutions begins increasing, doubling each time.
Bifurcation Diagram
Definition: A graph that shows the critical points where bifurcation occurs, and the possible solutions that exist at that point.
Big Bang
Definition: The term applied to the liberalization in 1986 of the London Stock Exchange (LSE) when trading was automated.
Big Board
Definition: A nickname for the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Also known as The Exchange. More than 2,000 common and preferred stocks are traded. Founded in 1792, the NYSE is the oldest exchange in the United States, and the largest. It is located on Wall Street in New York City.
Big Picture
Definition: To highlight trading interest due to the size of the trade.
Big Producer
Definition: A successful broker who generates a large volume of commission. See Rainmaker.
Big Uglies
Definition: Unpopular stocks.
Bilateral Netting
Definition: Bilateral netting - the consolidation of all swap agreements between two counterparties into one master agreement. The result is that if one counterparty bankrupts, that counterparty cannot seek to collect on any swaps that are in-the-money to them while at the same time refusing to pay out on any that are out-of-the-money. Instead, the master agreement sets out that in this event all swaps between the two counterparties will be netted; only then will the bankrupt company receive money, and then only if they are net in-the-money.
Bill Of Exchange
Definition: General term for a document demanding payment.
Bill Of Lading
Definition: A contract between an exporter and a transportation company in which the latter agrees to transport the goods under specified conditions that limit its liability. It is the exporter's receipt for the goods as well as proof that goods have been or will be received.
Billing Cycle
Definition: The time elapsed between billing periods for goods sold or services rendered.
Binance Coin (BNB)
Definition: Native token of Binance, one of the largest crypto exchanges. Used for trading discounts, fees, and services in the Binance ecosystem.
Binder
Definition: An amount of money paid to indicate good faith in a transaction before the transaction is completed.
Binomial Option Pricing Model
Definition: An option pricing model in which the underlying asset can assume one of only two possible, discrete values in the next time period for each value that it can take on in the preceding time period.
Binomial Option Tree
Definition: Option Pricing method which assumes that the price of the underlying can go up or down by fixed multiples. Each price jump is assigned a probability and a tree of possible underlying prices is built. Working from the tree points or nodes at the option maturity date, the worth of the option can be back calculated until the option can be valued at the desired date. This technique is commonly used to price path dependent options, such as average rate and lookback options, where the option price is dependent on the underlying's price history. A more advanced technique, the Trinomial tree, as its name suggests, assumes that option prices cam move up, down or stay the same. The Binomial Tree Pricing Model is used in the Snowgold Option Calculator.
Bitcoin
Definition: A decentralized digital currency that runs without banks, governments, or middlemen. Bitcoin exists only online and is powered by a global network of computers verifying and recording transactions on a public ledger called the blockchain. Created in 2009 by an anonymous figure known as Satoshi Nakamoto, Bitcoin lets anyone send money directly to anyone else, anywhere in the world, without needing permission. Its supply is capped at 21 million coins, making it scarce by design and often compared to digital gold.
BJ
Definition: The two-character ISO 3166 country code for BENIN.
Black Friday
Definition: A precipitous drop in a financial market . The original Black Friday occurred on September 24, 1869, when prospectors attempted to corner the gold market.
Black Market
Definition: An illegal market.
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