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BARBELL PORTFOLIO

An investment PORTFOLIO comprised of NOTES and BONDS with short and longterm maturities but few, or no, securities with mediumterm maturities. A barbell may be constructed to take advantage of a particular

BARRIERS TO ENTRY

Issues that new firms encounter that prevent or restrict them from entering a market. These issues can be related to the economy, a flooded market, high investment needs, brand competition, and pricing

BATCH

1.the goods produced in a single run. 2. data treated as a unit in a procedure.

BELOW THE LINE

1. items not in the account total. They have no effect on gain or loss in the period. 2. using promotional methods that the marketer controls. No commission is earned by the

BENIGN

A condition that has no cancer or harm. It is not a concern health wise.

BID DIVISION

When several parts of a job are separated so different bids can take on the job.

BILATERAL CLEARING AGREEMENT

Trading done between government agencies for a limited time. Its expressed in the major currency even though both countries get paid their currency. It is disruptive according to the free trade.

BILLING LAG

The days between costs and invoicing them. It is the time it takes data to process.

BIOCIDE

Anything that kills life forms when it is placed on them.

BLACK ECONOMY

An untraceable untaxable deal that is not affecting the GDP.Third world and first world countries use this cash based system. They are kept in secret books. It is illegal but helps survival

BLACK-SCHOLES MODEL

A closedform OPTION pricing model developed by Black and Scholes to value EUROPEAN OPTIONS on nonDIVIDEND paying COMMON STOCKS. The BlackScholes framework generates option prices based on a series of assumptions including

BLIND CERTIFICATE

A certificate that is digital. There is no identifying informtion on it about the party it certifies. It is used to transmit verified anonymous information about a transaction.

BLOCKBUSTING

Helping individuals into areas outside of their ethinic background. The current residents will sell and lower the prices of homes. A broker can buy their property for cheap and sell for higher

BLUE SHIELD

An insurance plan that covers surgical and medical bills. It is usually grouped with blue cross to cover all costs.

BOILER ROOM

When a salesperson uses hard selling to sell niave parties over the phone. They often lie to the people they talk to.

BOOKMARK

1. a feature on the internet browser that lets a user see a site they visited before. A saved link is used. AKA favorites. 2. Inserting a placeholder to go back to

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