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Bullet loan

Financial services; Accountancy

In banking and finance, a bullet loan is a loan where a payment of the entire principal of the loan, and sometimes the principal and interest, is due at the end of the loan term. Likewise for bullet ...

Beneficiary

Financial services; Accountancy

A beneficiary (also, in trust law, cestui que use) in the broadest sense is a natural person or other legal entity who receives money or other benefits from a benefactor.

Best price rule

Financial services; Accountancy

An SEC regulation that stipulates that a tender offer is open to all security holders of that class of security and the amount paid to the security holder is the highest paid to any other holder of ...

Board of directors

Financial services; Accountancy

A board of directors is a body of elected or appointed members who jointly oversee the activities of a company or organization.

Buyout

Financial services; Accountancy

In finance, a buyout is an investment transaction by which the ownership equity of a company, or a majority share of the stock of the company is acquired.

Best ask

Financial services; Accountancy

The lowest quoted offer price among all those offered by competing market makers for a particular trading instrument.

Angel investor

Financial services; Accountancy

An angel investor or angel (also known as a business angel or informal investor) is an affluent individual who provides capital for a business start-up, usually in exchange for convertible debt or ...

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