Latest data: SEC Form PF · Q4 2025 · Released Mar 15, 2026
GlossaryIndex B

Terms stating with B

Back Testing

Definition of Back Testing, representing a core concept in hedge fund operations and systemic risk monitoring.

risk managementleverageliquidity

Balance Sheet Leverage

Balance sheet leverage measures a fund's debt relative to its equity purely based on its accounting balance sheet, ignoring off-balance-sheet derivatives.

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Basel Iii

Definition of Basel Iii, representing a core concept in hedge fund operations and systemic risk monitoring.

sizeliquidity

Basis Trade

Definition of Basis Trade, representing a core concept in hedge fund operations and systemic risk monitoring.

counterpartiescomplexityleverage

Beneficial Owner Threshold

Definition of Beneficial Owner Threshold, representing a core concept in hedge fund operations and systemic risk monitoring.

sizeliquidity

Beneficial Ownership

Definition of Beneficial Ownership, representing a core concept in hedge fund operations and systemic risk monitoring.

sizeliquidity

Beta Coefficient

Definition of Beta Coefficient, representing a core concept in hedge fund operations and systemic risk monitoring.

risk managementleverageliquidity

Bid Ask Spread

Definition of Bid Ask Spread, representing a core concept in hedge fund operations and systemic risk monitoring.

counterpartiescomplexityleverage

Bilateral Clearing

Bilateral clearing describes financial trades settled directly between two private parties without the safety net of a central clearing house.

counterpartiescomplexity

Black Box Strategy

Definition of Black Box Strategy, representing a core concept in hedge fund operations and systemic risk monitoring.

leveragerisk managementcomplexity

Black Swan Event

Definition of Black Swan Event, representing a core concept in hedge fund operations and systemic risk monitoring.

risk managementleverageliquidity

Butterfly Spread

Definition of Butterfly Spread, representing a core concept in hedge fund operations and systemic risk monitoring.

counterpartiescomplexityleverage