What Is a Leveraged Buyout? A leveraged buyout (LBO) is the acquisition of a company using a significant amount of borrowed money to fund the purchase. Assets are used as collateral for the additional debt. This includes assets of the company being acquired as well as assets of the acquiring […]
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What Is Sandbagging in Business and Finance? Sandbagging is a strategy of lowering the expectations of a company in order to appear to produce greater-than-anticipated results. In a business context, sandbagging is most often seen when a company’s top executives manage the expectations of shareholders. They do this by providing […]
Series24 – What Is the Series 24 Exam? Series24 licensing is required for general securities principals to manage or supervise investment banking or securities business activities. The Series 24 is an exam and license entitling the holder to supervise and manage branch activities at a broker-dealer. It is also known […]
Twitch Stock and the Game Streaming Ecosystem Would you rather play a video game by yourself, or play it to an audience? With video game live streaming services, you can turn your hobby into an interactive performance you can enjoy with family and friends. If you become popular enough, you […]
What Is a Core Plus Investment Strategy? Core holdings are the central investments of a long-term portfolio. Core plus is an investment management style that permits managers to augment core base holdings. Within a specified-objective portfolio, managers can add instruments that have a greater risk, but greater potential return. Funds that […]
What is Margin Trading – Margin Investing – Buying Stocks on Margin? Margin is money borrowed from a brokerage firm to purchase an investment. It is called margin as it is the marginal value between the securities held in an investor’s account and the loan amount from the broker. Margin […]