Glossary
Bimetallic standard
Monetary standard
based on two metals, usually silver and gold
Bitcoin
Decentralized digital currency with-
out government credit-backing and no central
control over the supply of bitcoins
Blanket inventory lien
Claim against an
inven tory when individual
items are indistin-
guishable
Blue-sky laws
Protect the investor from
fraudulent security off erings
Bond
Agreement or contract between inves-
tor (lender) and a debtor (borrower), typically a
business fi rm or government body
Bond markets
Where debt securities with
longer-term maturities are originated and traded
Bond ratings
Assess both the collateral
underlying the bonds
as well as the ability of
the issuer to make timely payments of interest
and principal
Break-even analysis
Used to estimate how
many units of a product must be sold for the
fi rm to break even or have a zero profi t
Break-even price
Price such that the option
position’s profi t is zero; for call option buyers it
is the strike
price plus the option premium; for
put option buyers it is the strike price minus the
option premium
Bretton woods system
A system in which
individual currencies would be tied to gold
through the U.S. Dollar via fi xed or pegged
exchange rates
Broker
One who assists the trading process
by buying or selling securities
in the market for
an investor
Brokerage fi rms
Assist individuals who want
to purchase new or existing securities issues or
who want to sell previously purchased securities
Budget defi cit
Occurs when tax revenues
(receipts) are less than expenditures (outlays)
Budget surplus
Occurs when tax revenues
(receipts) are more than expenditures (outlays)
Budgets
Financial plans indicating expected
revenues,
spending, and investment needs
Business risk
(1) variations in operating
income over time because of variations in unit
sales, price–cost margin, and/or fi xed expenses;
(2) measured by variability in EBIT over time
and is determined by the products the fi rm sells
and the production processes it uses
Buying on margin
Investors borrow money
and invest it along
with their own funds in
securities
Bylaws
The rules established to govern the
corporation and include how the fi rm will be
managed, how the directors will be elected, and
the rights of the stockholders
Accommodative function
Fed eff orts to
meet credit needs of individuals and institu-
tions, clearing checks,
and supporting depos-
itory institutions
Adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM)
Has
an
interest rate that changes or varies over time
with market determined interest rates on a U.S.
Treasury bill or other debt security
Administrative infl ation
The tendency of
prices, aided by union-corporation contracts,
to rise during economic expansion and to resist
declines during recessions
Advance factoring
Factor pays the fi rm for
its receivables before the account due date
Aftermarket
The period after a new issue is
initially sold to the public; during this period,
members of the syndicate may not sell the
securities for less than the off ering price
Agency costs
Tangible
and
intangible expen-
ses borne by shareholders because of the actual or
potential self-serving actions of managers
Agents
The managers
hired by the principals
to run the fi rm
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