Benchmark Index – Explained

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

What is a Benchmark Index?A benchmark Index is a group of securities used in measuring the performance of other stocks or securities in the market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P 500, or the Russell 2000 are examples of benchmark indexes. They are...

Brownfield Investment – Explained

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Strategy, Entrepreneurship, & Innovation

What is a Brownfield Investment?A Brownfield investment, also known as brownfield, is when a firm or a government body buys or contracts an existing facility to launch their new activity. The alternative strategy to brownfield investment is greenfield investment where...

Intermarket Spread Swaps – Explained

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

What is an Intermarket Spread Swap?An Intermarket spread swap refers to the exchange of two bonds within two different sections of a similar market in an attempt to get a more positive yield spread. Generally, the swap is motivated If there happens to be a change in...

Brand Potential Index – Explained

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Principles of Marketing

What is Brand Potential Index?The brand potential index (BPI) refers to the relationship between a brands development index, and it’s market development index for a particular market. Users of BPI use it to forecast the future sales and to also organize for...

National Association of Accountants – Explained

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Managerial & Financial Accounting & Reporting

What is the National Association of Accountants?National Association of Accountants (NAA) is a previous name for the organization that formed the Institute of Management of Accountant (IMA) in the United States. Its main objective is to manage the non-certified...

Bankable Funds – Explained

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

Update Table of Contents What are Bankable Funds?How are Bankable Funds Used? What are Bankable Funds?Bankable funds are payment methods that are taken or accepted at financial institutions. Retailers, as well as other organizations that accept payments directly from...

At the Money Forward Option – Explained

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

What is an At-the-Money Forward Option?An option is At the money (ATM) when the options strike price is exactly the same as the price of the underlying security. Both call and put options can be at the money. If an option is at the money, that means it doesn/t have...

Affreightment – Explained

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

What is Affreightment?A contract of affreightment is a binding agreement signed between a charterer and an ocean or water vessel carrier to secure space for shipping goods. The carrier who hires the ship is called the charterer. The owner of the ship supplies cargo...

AC-DC Option – Explained

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

What is an AC-DC Option?An AC-DC Option is an option that allows investors trade (buy and sell) at a specified price but with no obligation. This means that investors have the right to trade at a specific price but are not mandated to do so, it is optional. AC-DC is a...

Advance Shipping Notice – Explained

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

What is an Advance Shipping Notice (ASN)?Advance Ship Notice or Advance Shipping Notice (ASN) is a document that notifies the customer about a pending delivery. The notification provides all the details about the contents of a shipment of goods, such as order...