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BIG-BOX STORE

A retail store with the layout of a box or square if seen from above. There is a large floor space and many items for sale. They are located in suburban areas.

BILLED WEIGHT

The weight of a shipment on the freight bill. Its used to compute the freight.

BINOMIAL TREE

A model used to show option values in different time periods at different prices. Only two prices are used in the model. The reality is that the price may have more than

BLACK BOX MODEL

When the input of advertising is used to study the output or buying.

BLACKOUT

1. when commercial power is lost over a large area. 2. a stopping of activity over a period of time.

BLIND AD

An ad that remains anonymous as to who is advertising. Only a phone number and PO box is lsted. Most states have made this illegal for real estate agents to do this.

BLOCKAGE DISCOUNT

Reducing the price of a block of stock. The value has gone down due to its lack of selling in the current market.

BLUE LABEL

A label warning that the contents of a package is radioactive.

BOIL THE OCEAN

A task that is impossible. An overly ambitious party takes it on knowing the resources available are not enough to get the job done.

BOOK BUILDING

Getting new investors to buy a new security issue. The more the interest the more demand on an issue and that changes the price of it.

BOOKING CLASS

The class of air travel that is not first class or economy. AKA class of service and class of travel.

BOSTON STOCK EXCHANGE (BSE)

The Boston Stock Exchange (now NASDAQ OMX BX) is a regional stock exchange located in Boston, Massachusetts. The third-oldest stock exchange in the United States, it was founded in 1834. On October

BOUNDARY OBJECTS

A boundary object is a concept in sociology to describe information used in different ways by different communities. They are plastic, interpreted differently across communities but with enough immutable content to maintain

BRAND NAME

A name given by the maker to a product or range of products, esp. a trademark.

BREAKBULK

Loose, non-containerized cargo stowed directly into a ship

BREWING

Make (beer) by soaking, boiling, and fermentation or make (tea or coffee) by mixing it with hot water.

BROAD-BASED INDEX

An index designed to reflect the movement of the market as a whole. Examples include the S & P 500, the AMEX Major Market Index and the Value Line Composite Index.

BROWN GOODS

Small appliance refers to a class of home appliances that are portable or semi-portable or which are used on tabletops, countertops, or other platforms in the United States of America (in the

BULL SPREAD

In options trading, a bull spread is a bullish, vertical spread options strategy that is designed to profit from a moderate rise in the price of the underlying security.

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