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Buy-side Analyst
Definition: A financial analyst employed by a nonbrokerage firm, typically one of the larger money management firms that purchases securities on its own account.
Definition: A financial analyst employed by a nonbrokerage firm, typically one of the larger money management firms that purchases securities on its own account.
Buyback
Definition: The covering of a short position by purchasing a long contract, usually resulting from the short sale of a commodity. See: Short covering, stock buyback. Also used in the context of bonds. The purchase of corporate bonds by the issuing company at a discount in the open market. Also used in the context of corporate finance. When a firm elects to repurchase some of the shares trading in the market.
Definition: The covering of a short position by purchasing a long contract, usually resulting from the short sale of a commodity. See: Short covering, stock buyback. Also used in the context of bonds. The purchase of corporate bonds by the issuing company at a discount in the open market. Also used in the context of corporate finance. When a firm elects to repurchase some of the shares trading in the market.
Buydown
Definition: A lump sum payment made to the creditor by the borrower or by a third party to reduce the amount of some or all of the consumer's periodic payments to repay the indebtedness.
Definition: A lump sum payment made to the creditor by the borrower or by a third party to reduce the amount of some or all of the consumer's periodic payments to repay the indebtedness.
Buyer
Definition: A market participant who takes a long futures position or buys an option. An option buyer is also called a taker, holder, or owner.
Definition: A market participant who takes a long futures position or buys an option. An option buyer is also called a taker, holder, or owner.
Buyer Credit
Definition: A financing provided to a buyer to pay for the supply of goods or services usually by an exporting country or by the supplier company.
Definition: A financing provided to a buyer to pay for the supply of goods or services usually by an exporting country or by the supplier company.
Buyer's Call
Definition: A purchase of a specified quantity of a specific grade of a commodity at a fixed number of points above or below a specified delivery month futures price with the buyer allowed a period of time to fix the price either by purchasing a futures contract for the account of the seller or telling the seller when he wishes to fix the price. See Seller's Call.
Definition: A purchase of a specified quantity of a specific grade of a commodity at a fixed number of points above or below a specified delivery month futures price with the buyer allowed a period of time to fix the price either by purchasing a futures contract for the account of the seller or telling the seller when he wishes to fix the price. See Seller's Call.
Buyer's Market
Definition: Market in which the supply exceeds the demand, creating lower prices. Antithesis of seller's market.
Definition: Market in which the supply exceeds the demand, creating lower prices. Antithesis of seller's market.
Buyers/sellers On Balance
Definition: Used for listed equity securities. Indicates that at a given time (usually before the opening of a stock market or at expiration time), there are more buyers than sellers in the marketplace, usually with market orders. See: Imbalance of orders.
Definition: Used for listed equity securities. Indicates that at a given time (usually before the opening of a stock market or at expiration time), there are more buyers than sellers in the marketplace, usually with market orders. See: Imbalance of orders.
Buying Climax
Definition: A rapid rise in the price of a stock resulting from heavy buying, which usually creates the market condition for a rapid fall in the price.
Definition: A rapid rise in the price of a stock resulting from heavy buying, which usually creates the market condition for a rapid fall in the price.
Buying Hedge (or Long Hedge)
Definition: Hedging transaction in which futures contracts are bought to protect against possible increases in the cost of commodities. See Hedging.
Definition: Hedging transaction in which futures contracts are bought to protect against possible increases in the cost of commodities. See Hedging.
Buying Power
Definition: The amount of money available to buy securities, determined by adding the total cash held in brokerage accounts and the amount that could be spent if securities were margined to the limit.
Definition: The amount of money available to buy securities, determined by adding the total cash held in brokerage accounts and the amount that could be spent if securities were margined to the limit.
Buying The Index
Definition: Purchasing the stocks in the S&P 500 in the same proportion as the index to achieve the same return.
Definition: Purchasing the stocks in the S&P 500 in the same proportion as the index to achieve the same return.
Buyout
Definition: Purchase of a controlling interest (or percent of shares) of a company's stock. A leveraged buy out is effected with borrowed money.
Definition: Purchase of a controlling interest (or percent of shares) of a company's stock. A leveraged buy out is effected with borrowed money.
Bylaw Amendment Limitations
Definition: These provisions limit shareholders' ability to amend the governing documents of the corporation. This might take the form of a supermajority vote requirement for charter or bylaw amendments, total elimination of the ability of shareholders to amend the bylaws, or the ability of directors beyond the provisions of state law to amend the bylaws without shareholder approval.
Definition: These provisions limit shareholders' ability to amend the governing documents of the corporation. This might take the form of a supermajority vote requirement for charter or bylaw amendments, total elimination of the ability of shareholders to amend the bylaws, or the ability of directors beyond the provisions of state law to amend the bylaws without shareholder approval.
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