- Bad Delivery
- A situation where the registrar rejects a request to transfer ownership so the transfer is not registered.
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- Basis Point
- One hundredth of one percent (0.01%).
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- Bear
- A person expecting a decline in prices: someone who is bearish.
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- Bid Ask Spread
- See Bid Offer Spread
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- Bid Offer Spread
- The difference between the bid price and the offer price of a security.
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- Bid Price
- The price at which a market maker bids to buy shares. It is usually lower than the offer price at which they will sell shares.
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- Blue Chip
- A phrase used to describe shares of the highest quality and lowest risk.
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- Bonus Issue
- Also known as a scrip issue, a capitalization issue, a free issue or a gratis issue. It is the issue of new fully paid shares in a company to existing shareholders for free on a pro-rata basis to existing holders.
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