Financial Literacy

Book-to-market ratio is best-used to evaluate a company from a baseline financial standpoint, then against competitors. 

When it comes to investing in recent IPOs, it’s useful to know about IPO lock-up periods. Here’s all the information you should know…

A Bermuda option is a type of exotic option, which differs from the more common American and European options standards that you may come across.

A bid-ask spread is a representation of what you’re willing to pay for a security vs. what someone else is willing to sell it for.

Bid size represents the number of shares any given investor will buy at a specific bid price. This varaible can show market demand for a stock.

A binary option is an exotic options trade that is relatively uncommon in the United States. These trades are more common on foreign exchanges.

Bearer bonds are an interesting, albeit antiquated, type of security that offer as much convenience as they receive scrutiny. Here’s a closer look at them.

Contrarian investing bears some similarities to value investing, but the two aren’t exactly the same. Let’s take a closer look at this strategy.