(1) Any OVERTHECOUNTER OPTION where PREMIUM is paid at maturity rather than trade date. (2) See BREAK FORWARD.

A plan where insurers agree that they will not reject property coverage on residential buildings in a slum area. Insurers agree to accept the coverage until there has been an inspection and

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

The larva of the botfly, which is an internal parasite of animals. Or a robot.

A substance obtained from a plant and used as an additive, esp. in gin or cosmetics.

Refer to jar. A narrow opening container that is enclosed with a cap to hold contents.

The neck or mouth of a bottle or a point of congestion or blockage, in particular.

The activity of fishing for bottom feeders or researching or investing in securities at what is believed to be the low point of a market after a decline.

The line in a financial statement that shows net income or loss.

Top-down and bottom-up are strategies of information processing and knowledge ordering, mostly involving software, but also other humanistic and scientific theories (see systemics). In practice, they can be seen as a style

In contrast to top down budgeting, all of the budgets that are previously prepared by managers of departments are made into one for the needs of the entire company.

Strategy used in corporate planning whereby information is gathered from sales personnel, product managers, advertising personnel, and other members working in the organizational unit to set goals and create a marketing plan.

The degree of heat required to ensure destruction of (virtually) all spores of Clostridium botulinum, the causative organism of botulism, which are the most resistant of bacterial spores.

A NEW ISSUE of DEBT or EQUITY securities where the LEAD MANAGER and participating UNDERWRITERS commit to purchasing the entire block and then distributing through their own investor bases. The issuer is

In relation to diamond trading, blood diamond (also called a converted diamond, conflict diamond, hot diamond, or a war diamond) refers to a diamond mined in a war zone and sold to

Boulwarism is a negotiation tactic named after General Electric’s former vice president Lemuel Boulware, who pioneered the strategy.

Move quickly away from a surface after hitting it; rebound

Another common term that is used when a check is used for a person that has insufficient funds.

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

The function assumed or part played by a person or thing in a particular situation.