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Beneficiary

An individual, institution, trustee, or estate which receives, or may become eligible to receive, benefits under a will, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, trust, or other contract.

Beta

Measures how an individual asset fluctuates on average as the overall stock price rises or decreases. Traders use it to measure how individual assets contribute to the general risks of their portfolios.

Bid

The highest price a dealer will pay at any given time to purchase a currency pair or a financial instrument.

Bid/Ask Spread

The Bid-Ask Spread, also known as the Bid-Offer Spread, is the quote of the price at which participants in a market are willing to buy or sell a good or security. Specifically, the bid price is the price at which a party is willing to purchase, while the ask (or offer) price is the price …

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Blockchain

Blockchain is a system of recording information in a way that makes it difficult or impossible to change, hack, or cheat the system. A blockchain is essentially a digital ledger of transactions that is duplicated and distributed across the entire network of computer systems on the blockchain.

Blue Chip Stocks

The stocks of high-quality companies, with large market capitalization.

Bonds

Debt instruments issued by a government or company to raise money.

Break-Even Point

The price at which a financial instrument cost is equal to the proceeds acquired by exercising this financial instrument.

Breakout

Technical analysis term used to describe price action rising above resistance or dropping below support.

Broker

An individual or firm which acts as an intermediary between a buyer and seller, usually charging a commission. For securities and most other products, a license is required.