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Home Dictionary B Basic Materials The basic materials sector consists of companies involved in the exploration, development and processing of raw materials. Most industries rely on companies in this sector for the raw materials they need to produce goods. Base materials are substances found in nature, such as oil, stone, and gold. The sector of basic materials depends on supply and demand. Bioremediation
September 25, 2022 Bioremediation is a branch of biotechnology that uses living organisms such as microbes and bacteria to decontaminate affected areas. Adjusted Closing Price
September 25, 2022 The adjusted closing price changes the closing price of a share to reflect the value of that share after accounting for any corporate action. Allotment
September 25, 2022 Allocation is the systematic distribution of business resources between different entities and over time.# Alphabet Stock
September 25, 2022 Alphabet shares are shares of a publicly traded company that have different classes of shares, commonly referred to as “.A shares” or “.B shares”. Anti-Dilution Provision
September 25, 2022 Anti-dilution clauses are clauses built into convertible preferred shares to help protect investors from their investments that could lose value. At Par
September 25, 2022 Par value is the price at which the bond was issued, also known as its face value. BAT Stocks
September 25, 2022 BAT stock is an acronym used to refer to China’s top three technology companies: Baidu Inc., Alibaba Holding Group Ltd. and Tencent Holdings Ltd. Back Stop
September 25, 2022 A backstop is the act of providing extreme assistance or security in an offering of securities to an unsubscribed portion of the shares. Bearer Share
September 25, 2022 Bearer shares are unregistered equity securities owned by the owner of the physical shares documents. The issuing company pays dividends to holders of physical coupons. Bird In Hand
September 25, 2022 The “tit in hand” theory says that investors prefer stock dividends over potential capital gains due to the uncertainty of capital gains. Blue Ocean
September 25, 2022 The Blue Ocean is considered (from a marketing point of view) as yet an untapped or uncontested market space.
– The term was coined by Chang Kim and René Mauborgne in Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Free Market Space and Eliminate Competition. Buy-In
September 25, 2022 A buyout is a reference to an investor buying back shares because the original seller was unable to deliver the shares as promised. Cash Dividend
September 25, 2022 Cash dividends are payments made by a company to its shareholders in the form of periodic cash distributions (as opposed to shares or any other form). Common Stock
September 25, 2022 Ordinary shares are securities representing ownership of a corporation. Compounding
September 25, 2022 Compound interest is a process in which interest is credited to the existing principal as well as to the interest already paid. Consumer Discretionary
September 25, 2022 Consumer goods and services is an industry classification of non-essential consumer goods and services monitored by analysts and investors. Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG)
September 25, 2022 Consumer goods (CPG) are goods that are used daily by average consumers and require regular replacement or replenishment, such as food, beverages, clothing, tobacco, cosmetics and household goods. Consumer Staples
September 25, 2022 Consumer goods stocks represent companies that are not cyclical because they produce or sell goods or services that are always in demand. Continuous Compounding
September 25, 2022 Most interest is accrued every six months, quarter or month. Convertible Preferred Stock
September 25, 2022 Convertible preferred shares are a type of preferred shares that pay dividends and can be converted into ordinary shares at a fixed conversion rate after a certain period of time. Cum Dividend
September 25, 2022 Shares are dividend, which means “with dividend” when the company has declared that the dividend will be in the future, but has not yet paid them. Cyclical Stocks
September 25, 2022 Cyclical stocks are affected by macroeconomic changes when their returns match the cycles of the economy. Debt/Equity Swap
September 25, 2022 A debt/equity swap involves an exchange of capital for debt in order to write off money owed to creditors. Decoupling
September 25, 2022 Decoupling is when the performance of an asset class that has been correlated with other assets in the past no longer changes in line with expectations. Defensive Stock
September 25, 2022 Defensive stocks are stocks that provide stable dividends and stable earnings regardless of the overall state of the stock market.