Banktatorship (bank + dictatorship)
"Banktatorship" (bank + dictatorship) has been cited in print since at least December 2008, when a poster used the term on the Silver Investor Community Discussion Forums. The term…
Banktocracy
Entry in progress -- B.P. Vidiot Speak Tuesday, May 01, 2007Sticking it to the Washington Consensus (...)For those of you who have been reading this blog for a while, you know that I believe that…
Banxodus (bank + exodus)
The "banxodus" (bank + exodus), or Bank Transfer Day, was planned for November 5, 2011 by the BoldProgressives (Progressive Change Campaign Committee) and their website Banxodus.org,…
Barbarous Relic (gold nickname)
The economist John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946) wrote in his book, A Tract on Monetary Reform (1923): "In truth, the gold standard is already a barbarous relic." The term "barbarous…
Barclays Bank=Wank (Barclays Bank rhyming slang)
Barclays Bank was founded in 1690 and is headquartered in London. Barclays is known to New Yorkers mostly for its sponsorship of the Brooklyn arena ("Barclays Center") for the Nets of the…
BarCrap (Barclays Capital or BarCap nickname)
Barclays bank has the website barcap.com (after Barclays Capital). The bank has been called "BarCap" and has occasionally been nicknamed "BarCrap" (or "Barcrap"). The…
Barefoot Pilgrim
A "barefoot pilgrim" was, originally, an unsophisticated car buyer -- someone who buys a car at the advertised sticker price and pays too much. This meaning of "barefoot…
Baumol’s Disease (Baumol’s Cost Disease; Baumol Effect; Baumol’s Curse)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Baumol's cost diseaseBaumol's cost disease (also known as the Baumol Effect) is a phenomenon described by William J. Baumol and William G. Bowen in…
Bawnd (bond)
"Bawnd” is a spelling of “bond” that became popularly used on financial blogs, especially among the comments. "Stawks, Bawnds, Nasdaq, Dow Jones" was cited on Twitter on July…
Bean Counter (an accountant)
A "bean counter" (or "bean-counter") is an accountant or someone else who checks numbers (usually financial numbers), as if that person is counting beans.…
Bear Hug
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wiktionary: bear hugNounbear hug (plural bear hugs)1.any especially large, tight or enthusiastic hug, usually friendly Granddad scooped up the child in a big bear hug.2.in…
Bear Market
The terms "bull" (for rising prices) and "bear" (for falling prices) originated in the early 1700s, but the terms "bull market" and "bear market" came much…
Bear O’Clock (bear + beer o’clock)
"Bear o'clock" (bear + beer o'clock) means that it's time to be a financial bear (a pessimist on the financial markets). The term "bear o'clock" was coined…
Bearmageddon (stock market bear + Armageddon)
Mike O'Rourke, a strategist for Jones Trading, came up with the term "bearmageddon" (stock market bear + Armageddon) in 2013. The term was popularized in two articles -- "MIKE…
Beartard (bear + retard)
A “beartard” (bear + retard) is a “bear” (one who believes in falling markets), but is also one who remains bearish despite bullish numbers. The term “beartard” has been cited in print…
Belly-up
kkEntry in progress -- B.P. Merriam-Webster DictionaryMain Entry: bel·ly–up Pronunciation: \-ˈəp\ Function: adjective Etymology: from the floating position of a dead fish Date: 1939 :…
Benedict Arnold Account (offshore account)
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romeny released his tax returns in January 2012, revealing that some money was invested overseas. Democratic pollster Celinda Lake called the offshore…
Bernanke Put
The "Bernanke put" is a put option named after Ben Bernanke, member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from 2002 to 2005 and chairman of the Federal Reserve from 2006…
Bewitching Broker (female stockbroker)
The sisters Victoria Claflin Woodhull (1838-1927) and Tennessee Celeste Claflin (1844-1923) formed the Wall Street firm of Woodhull, Claflin & Company in 1870. The female financial pioneers…
Biflation (bi- + deflation/inflation)
Biflation (bi + deflation/inflation) is when both deflation and inflation occur at the same time. For example, there might be deflation in housing, but inflation in commodities. The term…