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Budget Deficit
Definition: The amount by which government spending exceeds government revenues.
Definition: The amount by which government spending exceeds government revenues.
Budget Surplus
Definition: The amount by which government revenues exceed government spending.
Definition: The amount by which government revenues exceed government spending.
Buenos Aires Stock Exchange (Bolsa De Comercio De Buenos Aires)
Definition: Argentina's major securities market.
Definition: Argentina's major securities market.
Build A Book
Definition: In the context of general equities, develop customer orders to gather demand/supply in order to make a bid or an offer. Also refers to a commissioned salesperson amassing a 'book' of regular clients.
Definition: In the context of general equities, develop customer orders to gather demand/supply in order to make a bid or an offer. Also refers to a commissioned salesperson amassing a 'book' of regular clients.
Build Own Transfer
Definition: The transfer of a project back to the party granting the concession, either with or at no cost.
Definition: The transfer of a project back to the party granting the concession, either with or at no cost.
Builder Buydown Loan
Definition: A mortgage loan on newly developed property that the builder subsidizes during the early years of the development. The builder uses cash to buydown the mortgage rate to a lower level than the prevailing market loan rate for some period of time. The typical buydown is 3% of the interest rate amount for the first year, 2% for the second year, and 1% for the third year (also referred to as a 3-2-1 buydown).
Definition: A mortgage loan on newly developed property that the builder subsidizes during the early years of the development. The builder uses cash to buydown the mortgage rate to a lower level than the prevailing market loan rate for some period of time. The typical buydown is 3% of the interest rate amount for the first year, 2% for the second year, and 1% for the third year (also referred to as a 3-2-1 buydown).
Bulge Bracket
Definition: A tier of firms in an underwriting syndicate that have the highest participation level. See: Mezzanine bracket.
Definition: A tier of firms in an underwriting syndicate that have the highest participation level. See: Mezzanine bracket.
Bull CD
Definition: A bull CD pays its holder a specified percentage of the increase in return on a specified market index while guaranteeing a minimum rate of return.
Definition: A bull CD pays its holder a specified percentage of the increase in return on a specified market index while guaranteeing a minimum rate of return.
Bull Spread
Definition: A spread strategy used in options and futures trading that is designed to capitalize on expected price appreciation. A bull spread using call options is created by buying a call option on an asset with a certain strike price and selling a call option on the same asset with a higher strike price (same expiration date). A bull spread with put options is created by buying a put option with a low strike and selling a put option with a high strike price (same expiration date). Less frequently, the bull spread is implemented by buying the nearby futures contract and selling the next out contract.
Definition: A spread strategy used in options and futures trading that is designed to capitalize on expected price appreciation. A bull spread using call options is created by buying a call option on an asset with a certain strike price and selling a call option on the same asset with a higher strike price (same expiration date). A bull spread with put options is created by buying a put option with a low strike and selling a put option with a high strike price (same expiration date). Less frequently, the bull spread is implemented by buying the nearby futures contract and selling the next out contract.
Bull-bear Bond
Definition: Bond whose principal repayment is linked to the price of another security. The bonds are issued in two tranches: In the first tranche repayment increases with the price of the other security, and in the second tranche repayment decreases with the price of the other security.
Definition: Bond whose principal repayment is linked to the price of another security. The bonds are issued in two tranches: In the first tranche repayment increases with the price of the other security, and in the second tranche repayment decreases with the price of the other security.
Bullet
Definition: A one-time repayment, often after little or no amortization of the loan. See: Balloon Payment.
Definition: A one-time repayment, often after little or no amortization of the loan. See: Balloon Payment.
Bullet Contract
Definition: A guaranteed investment contract purchased with a single (one-shot) premium. Related: Window contract.
Definition: A guaranteed investment contract purchased with a single (one-shot) premium. Related: Window contract.
Bullet Strategy
Definition: A fixed income strategy in which a portfolio is constructed so that the maturities of its securities are highly concentrated at one point on the yield curve.
Definition: A fixed income strategy in which a portfolio is constructed so that the maturities of its securities are highly concentrated at one point on the yield curve.
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