Month: June 2020

Racketeering refers to crimes committed at a state or federal level. Racketeering may refer to the act of acquiring a business operation through illegal activity, operating a business with illegally-derived income, or using a business operation to commit illegal acts. Federal crimes of racketeering include bribery, various fraud offenses, gambling offenses, money laundering, a number of financial and economic crimes, obstructing justice or a criminal investigation, murder for hire, and sexual exploitation of children. read more

A long put refers to buying a put option, typically in anticipation of a decline in the underlying asset. A trader could buy a put for speculative reasons, betting that the underlying asset will fall which increases the value of the long put option. A long put could also be used to hedge a long position in the underlying asset. If the underlying asset falls, the put option increases in value helping to offset the loss in the underlying.

In a blind trust, the trustees have full discretion over the assets, and the trust beneficiaries theoretically have no knowledge of the holdings of the trust. The trustor initiates the trust and maintains the ability to terminate the trust, but otherwise exercises no control over the actions taken within the trust and receives no reports from the trustees while the blind trust is in force.

An employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) is a company-run program in which participating employees can purchase company stock at a discounted price. Employees contribute to the plan through payroll deductions which build up between the offering date and the purchase date. At the purchase date, the company uses the employee’s accumulated funds to purchase stock in the company on behalf of the participating employees.

The best alternative to a negotiated agreement (BATNA) is the course of action that a party engaged in negotiations will take if talks fail, and no agreement can be reached. Negotiation researchers Roger Fisher and William Ury coined the term BATNA in their 1981 bestseller Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In. A party’s BATNA refers to what a party can fall back on if a negotiation proves unsuccessful.

An employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) is a company-run program in which participating employees can purchase company stock at a discounted price. Employees contribute to the plan through payroll deductions which build up between the offering date and the purchase date. At the purchase date, the company uses the employee’s accumulated funds to purchase stock in the company on behalf of the participating employees.

The best alternative to a negotiated agreement (BATNA) is the course of action that a party engaged in negotiations will take if talks fail, and no agreement can be reached. Negotiation researchers Roger Fisher and William Ury coined the term BATNA in their 1981 bestseller Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In. A party’s BATNA refers to what a party can fall back on if a negotiation proves unsuccessful.

Written-down value is the value of an asset after accounting for depreciation or amortization. In short, it reflects the present worth of a resource owned by a company from an accounting perspective

The graduate record examination (GRE) is a standardized exam used to measure one’s aptitude for abstract thinking in the areas of analytical writing, mathematics, and vocabulary. The GRE is commonly used by many graduate schools in the U.S. and Canada to determine an applicant’s eligibility for the program. The GRE is primarily offered via computer; however, in areas that lack the appropriate computer networks, a paper-based exam may be given.

In the crowded field of digital currency exchanges, a service is only likely to succeed if it can set itself apart from the rest of its competitors. In this way, Gemini Trust Company, also known as the Gemini Exchange, has a distinct advantage. Founded in 2014, Gemini is the brainchild of Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, the famous investors and early Facebook supporters. Gemini has worked to be at the forefront of the cryptocurrency exchange world, working alongside Nasdaq to revolutionize the way that transactions are monitored and recorded. read more