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Free on boardSee FOB.Similar MatchesBulletin boardBulletin boardA facility on a website which allows users to write messages on a particular subject and 'post' them on the site. Other users read the message and post a reply which in turn is visible by anyone else.The idea is to generate a discussion on a particular subject through the thread of messages which is enlightening and helpful.The quality of messages posted on bulletin boards varies widely within each site and from site to site. Some messages will be interesting and informative, others will be puerile and scatological.Financial bulletin boards come with a health warning because of the 'pump and dump' messages - that is, messages which promote the virtues of a stock which the poster just happens to hold in his portfolio. As messages can be posted using a pseudonym, the temptation for some people to do this is irresistible. All in all, tips on bulletin boards are best ignored.Some bulletin boards are monitored by an editor, to ensure a quality threshold. OTC Bulletin BoardOTC Bulletin BoardAn electronic quotation listing of the bid and asked prices of OTC stocks that do not meet the requirements to be listed on the NASDAQ stock-listing system. Big BoardBig BoardNickname for the New York Stock Exchange. Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT)Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT)The U.S.-based futures and options exchange for no. 2 red wheat futures and, options, Value Line Index futures and Mini Value Line futures and options. Classified BoardClassified BoardAlso known as Staggered Board is one in which, the directors are placed into different classes and serve overlapping terms. Since only part of the board can be ../../finance-glossary/d each year, an outsider who gains control of a corporation may have to wait a few years before being able to gain control of the board. This slow ../../finance-glossary/ment makes a classified board effectively delays takeovers. Sometimes known as a delay provision. Further SuggestionsBoard brokerFederal Housing Finance Board (FHFB) Chicago Board of Trade across the board Across the board On board National Market Advisory Board Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System board of directors Quotation board Big Board Currency board Philadelphia Board of Trade (PBOT) Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Pensions Compensation Board Bulletin Board System On Board Ocean Bill of Lading Securities and Investments Board Marketing board Supervisory board Board room Accounting Standards Board Board of Directors Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) |
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