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Investment Dictionary, Terms Starting With [B]

Back pay Balance Balanced budget Bank reconciliation Below the line Billing cycle Blank endorsement Blind entries Book inventory Book profit Books of final entry Books of original entry Book value per share Bottom line Burn rate Balance Bank credit Bank draft Bank holding company Bank Holiday Banking Banking Act of 1933 Bank Note Bank reconciliation Bank Trust Department Barren money Blank check Blank endorsement Bounced check Brokered CD Baby bond Balanced fund Balloon maturity Bank-eligible issues Basket Bearer Bearer bond Bearer instrument Below par Benchmark interest rate Best ask Best bid Bid Bid/ask spread Bid-to-cover ratio Bill Bill pass Blanket bond Blend fund Block Block trade Blue List Bond anticipation note Bond Buyer Bond circular Bond crowd Bonded Bond equivalent yield Bond fund Bondholder Bond indenture Bond market Bond ordinance Bond quote Bond resolution Bond swap Book-entry security Brady bond Bullet bond Bullet contract Bureau of Public Debt Busted convertible Buy Back office Balance Best efforts offering Best-execution requirement Block house Blue Sky Laws Boiler room Boutique Broker Brokerage Brokerage firm Brokerage house Brokered CD Broker loan Brought over the wall Bucket shop Bulk segregation Bunching Buy Buying on margin Buy limit order Buy minus Buy minus order Buy on close Buy on opening Buy order Buy stop order Buy the book Bill Broad money Bullion Basic earnings per share Burn rate Back door Back door financing Balanced budget Balance of payments Bank Rate Barometer Base interest rate Base period Base-year analysis Basis point Basket Bear market Board of Governors Boom Borrowed reserves Broad money Business cycle Buying power Back months Backwardation Basis Basis trading Basket Below par Best ask Best bid Bid Bid/ask spread Buy Buying basis Buying hedge Bolsa Bourse Brady bond Bulldog market Bare Beneficiary Benefit Blanket bond Bullet contract Basic earnings per share Beneficial owner Blue Chip Break-even analysis Burn rate Buy Banking syndicate Best efforts offering Blowout Breaking the syndicate Broker loan Brought over the wall Backdate Beneficiary Bequeath Bequest Bill of exchange Bill of sale Binder Blue Laws Blue Sky Laws Boilerplate Bona fide Breach Breach of trust By the book Bailing out Balance Balloon loan Balloon note Balloon payment Bank credit Bank Rate Bankrupt Bank term loan Base interest rate Base rate Basis point Blanket lien Blended rate Borrow Bridge financing Bridge loan Broker loan Broker loan rate Business credit Business finance companies Bust-up takeover Backdoor listing Black knight Blitzkrieg tender offer Breakup value Bulk sales escrow Bust-up takeover Buyout Back-end load Balanced fund Basket Below par Benchmark risk Best ask Best bid Beta Bid Bid/ask spread Blend fund Bogey Bond fund Breakpoint B shares Buy Back months Bargain element Basket Bear straddle Below par Best ask Best bid Bid Bid/ask spread Bull straddle Butterfly spread Buy Buy and write Bad title Beneficial owner Bill of sale Back-end load Beneficiary Benefit Benefit offset Benefits administration Blackout period Balanced fund Basic earnings per share Basket Bearer share Below par Best ask Best bid Beta Bid Bid/ask spread Big Board Black Friday Black Monday Black Tuesday Blend fund Block Block trade Blowout Blue Chip Bonus share Book inventory Book value per share Borrowed stock Broad-base index Broken lot Bubble Bubble theory Bulk segregation Bulletin board Busted convertible Buy Buy and write Buy-side Back testing Balanced investment strategy Barbell strategy Basis trading Basket Behavioral finance Bottom fisher Box spread Bullet strategy Buy and write Buying on margin Back taxes Backup withholding Basis Before-tax income Bond swap Break-even tax rate Base Beta Blow-off top Bollinger bands Bottom Breadth-of-market theory Back months Back testing Bailing out Bargain element Basis trading Basket Bear Bearish Beat the gun Bell Best ask Best bid Best-execution requirement Bid Bid/ask spread Big Board Block Block trade Blowout Blue Sky Laws Boiler room Borrowed stock Bottom Bottom fisher Bounce Break Breakpoint Broken lot Bubble Bubble theory Bull Bulletin board Bullish Bull market Bull straddle Bunching Butterfly spread Buy Buying on margin Buying outright Buy limit order Buy minus Buy minus order Buy on close Buy on opening Buy order Buy stop order Buy the book