Bankruptcy remote

See special purpose vehicle.

Basis trade

This strategy is designed to take advantage of the difference (the basis)...

Basket

See nth-to-default basket.

Bespoke CDO or bespoke tranche

A synthetic CDO in which the investor chooses the names in the reference...

Bespoke tranche

See Bespoke CDO.

Bid-offer spread

The difference between the buying (bid) and selling (offer) price of any asset...

Binary Credit Default Swap

A credit default swap using binary settlement.

Binary settlement

A pay-out following a credit event that is a fixed amount rather than par less a...

BlueBay Asset Management

BlueBay Asset Management was founded in 2001 and is one of Europe's largest...

Bond floor

See constant proportion portfolio insurance.

British Vita

British Vita is a UK-based, private chemicals company with €633 million ...

Broadly syndicated loan

a loan issued by a relatively large company by contrast with a middle market...

Bwic

See Bids-wanted-in-competition.