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November 15, 2019

Definition of buyback in finance

A buyback is a corporate action undertaken by a firm where it repurchases some of its shares outstanding from the market. This is done for one of 3 reasons:Increase the value of the shares (less suppl...

November 15, 2019

Definition of A Bull in finance

A 'bull' is any investor or firm which believes that the financial markets (or any asset within them) is going to rise in value. They are typically seen as the optimists of the financial world.In the ...

November 14, 2019

The Bursting Asset Bubbles

The recent implosion of the global equity markets - from Hong Kong to New York - engendered yet another round of the semipternal debate: should central banks contemplate abrupt adjustments in the pric...

November 14, 2019

Definition of A Broker in finance

A broker is an intermediary who performs orders on behalf of a client, and takes a fee for doing so (regardless of whether the trade is profitable or not). Brokers usually have fixed trade commissions...