Dictionary of Finance and Investment Terms: More Than 5,000 Terms Defined and Explained (Barron's Business Dictionaries)

More than 5,000 terms related to stocks, bonds, mutual funds, banking, tax laws, and transactions in the various financial markets are presented alphabetically with descriptions. The new tenth edition has been updated to take account of new financial regulations and recent dramatic swings in equities, credit, and other financial developments, including the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. Readers will also find a list of financial abbreviations and acronyms, as well as illustrative diagrams and charts. Here's a valuable, thorough dictionary for business students, financial professionals, or private investors. Titles in the Pocket-size Book series were compiled and written by recognized authorities in their fields. Like all titles in the series, this book lists and defines several thousand specialized terms alphabetically. More than 5,000 terms related to stocks, bonds, mutual funds, banking, tax laws, and transactions in the various financial markets are presented alphabetically with descriptions. Readers will also find a helpful list of financial abbreviations and acronyms, as well as illustrative diagrams and charts. Here’s a valuable short-entry dictionary for business students, as well as for office reference and the home bookshelves of private investors. Sample Entry:CLASSIFIED STOCK separation of equity into more than one class of common, usually designated Class A and Class B. The distinguishing features, set forth in the corporation charter and bylaws, usually give an advantage of the Class A shares in terms of voting power, though dividend and liquidation privileges can also be involved. Classified stock is less prevalent today than in the 1920s, when it was used as a means of preserving minority control.About the Series:Pocket-size books each list and define several thousand specialized terms alphabetically. Titles in this series were compiled and written by recognized authorities in their fields. "More then 5,000 terms defined and explained; covers stocks and bonds, banking, economics, real estate, corporate finance, tax law, mutual funds, and more; updated to take into account new financial regulations and investment strategies caused by the recent dramatic swings in equities, credit, and other financial developments including the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017; instructive charts and illustrations"--Cover More than 5,000 terms related to stocks, bonds, mutual funds, banking, tax laws, and transactions in the various financial markets are presented alphabetically with descriptions. The new ninth edition has been updated to take account of new financial regulations and recent dramatic swings in equities, credit, and other financial developments