A.M. BEST
Recognized by the SEC. as one of the established ratings agencies. The traditional focus of A.M. Best is concentrated in providing the letter rating for insurance carriers. It branched out recently to financial securities such as bonds. The ability to fulfill its debt obligations is the basic measurement of a company. The ratings range from S (suspended) to A++ (superior).
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The Statement of Financial Accounting Concepts (SFAC) is a Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) document that covers broad financial reporti ...
Eco-Communalism
Economic/environmental philosophy focusing on local economies, sustainability, and self-sufficiency. It is based on the belief several self-suffici ...
Barone-Adesi And Whaley Model
The quadratic estimation technique for putting a price on exchange-traded American call and put options on commodity futures and commodities. Baron ...
G. Allen Andreas Jr.
Former President, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), an agribusiness firm in the United States with operations ...
Third Market
Marketplace where brokers/dealers and institutional investors trade exchange-listed stocks. In essence, the market encomapasses securities listed o ...
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