Buyout is when a company acquires a controlling share in another company.
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Buying Power
The money a trader has available to invest with.
Buyer’s Option (Contract)
A contract between a seller and a buyer that defines the specifications and price for a sale over a certain period.
Buy/Write
A trading strategy that involves buying an asset and simultaneously selling an option on that asset.
Buy-In
The repurchasing of shares by an investor because the seller couldn’t deliver the shares.
Bullish
An upward trend in the prices
Bull Market
A market in which the prices are going up or are expected to rise.
Bull
Bulls are traders who believe that a financial instrument, an asset, a market or the entire market is going up.
Breakpoint
A breakpoint is the dollar amount for buying a load of mutual fund shares that qualifies the investor for a reduced sales charge.
Breakout
The movement of the price over an identified level of support.