Glossary
- b (price addendum)
- B-shares
- Backwardation
- Balance-sheet analysis
- Bar chart
- Base currency
- Base interest rate
- Basis point
- Basis trade
- Basket certificate
- bB (price addendum)
- Bear Call Spread
- Bear flag
- Bear market
- Bear trap
- Bearer share
- Bears
- Benchmark
- Beta factor
- bG (price addendum)
- Bid
- Bid price
- Bid-ask spread
- Black-Scholes model
- Blue chips
- Bobl Future
- Bodies of the stock exchange
- Bond
- Bond index
- Bonus
- Bonus certificate
- Bonus shares
- Bonus thresholt
- Book-building
- Bookbuilding range
- Börsenordnung (Stock Exchange Rules and Regulations)
- Börsenrat (Exchange Council)
- Break-even point (warrants)
- Breakout gap
- Bridge capital
- Broker
- Brokerage commission
- Bund Future
- Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BAFin)
- Business angel
- Business plan
- Buyback
Bonus
Special distribution of funds to a company’s shareholders
A company will distribute a bonus in addition to the dividend if it has been especially prosperous during the financial year, or generates extraordinary profits. For companies that pursue a dividend policy in which the amount of the dividend remains constant over a long period of time, a bonus payment will enable shareholders to benefit from positive fluctuations in earnings.
Our glossary explains important financial terms and should not leave any questions unanswered. However, if you are missing a definition, please write to us at redaktion@deutsche-boerse.com. We will then include the term if possible.
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