After-Market Performance – Explained

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Investments, Trading, and Financial Markets

What is After-Market Performance?After-market performance refers to the performance of a newly issued stock in terms of price after its initial public offering (IPO). This term measures the variation of a stock price during a period after an IPO. After-market...

American Option – Explained

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Investments, Trading, and Financial Markets

What is an American Option?An American option refers to an option (either put or call option) that can be exercised before and at its expiration date. Usually, options have maturity dates at which they can be exercised by holders, both the European and American...

Advertorial – Explained

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Advertising

What is an Advertorial?An advertorial is an advertisement in a newspaper, magazine, or website that looks like an article in the newspaper of the magazine. Advertorials are paid content that newspapers and magazines insert in their publication as one of their own...

Advertising Allowance – Explained

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Advertising

What is an Advertising Allowance?An advertising allowance refers to money (allowance) that manufacturers of products pay retailers to publicize their products. Advertising allowance comes in diverse forms, while some manufacturers or service providers pay money to...

Assessed Value – Explained

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Business Finance, Personal Finance, and Valuation Principles

What is Assessed Value?An assesses value refers to the monetary worth or dollar value of an asset or property owned by individuals. This value determines the worth of a property for tax purposes. The assessed value of properties could also mean the value assigned to...

Spot Loan – Explained

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Banking, Lending, and Credit Industry

Update Table of Contents What is a Spot Loan?How Does a Spot Loan Work?Spot Loans vs. FHA Spot Loans What is a Spot Loan?A spot loan has different meanings as used in different contexts. It refers to an alternative lending scheme where a loan is obtained online but...

Revolving Loan Facility – Explained

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Banking, Lending, and Credit Industry

Update Table of Contents What is a Revolving Loan Facility?How Does a Revolving Loan Facility Work?How Do Businesses Use a Revolving Loan Facility? What is a Revolving Loan Facility?A revolving loan facility is a type of financial institution that offers loan...

Retail Inventory Method – Explained

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Operations, Project, & Supply Chain Management

What is the Retail Inventory Method?The retail inventory method is an accounting method used in calculating the total inventory or merchandise held by a store. To determine the retail value of the merchandise of a business, the total retail value of the beginning...

Scheffe’s Test – Explained

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Research, Quantitative Analysis, & Decision Science

What is Scheffe’s Test?The Scheffes Test is used in an analysis of variance (ANOVA) to test multiple comparisons among a group of means. This test analyzes a group of means to evaluate the difference between the means. Scheffes test is used when making an...

Spot Market – Explained

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Investments, Trading, and Financial Markets

What is a Spot Market?In the spot market, financial instruments or commodities are traded for cash and delivered at the instant it was sold. A spot market is otherwise called the cash market or physical market, this is a place where a financial instrument is traded,...