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• Beneficiary Account A beneficiary account is a Demat account in the name of an Individual (single or jointly). Such an account could also be in the name of a Corporate, a partnership firm, a society and a trust. It is similar to a bank account. This account is to be used for transacting in commodity balances held by the account holder at Exchange accredited warehouses. These commodity balances would have been – in a physical process set up – represented through a warehouse receipt.
• Best ask Best ask means the lowest price of the order a seller is ready to accept at a given time for a given security.
• Best bid Best bid means the highest price of the order a buyer is ready to pay at a given time for a given security.
• Beta Beta is a quantitative measure of a stock's volatility relative to the market. If Beta of any stock is more than 1 then it is more volatile in respect of the market and is supposed to be riskier than the market portfolio. If the Beta of any stock is less than 1, then it is less volatile in respect of the market and is supposed to be less riskier than the market portfolio.
• Bid Bid is the Price at which broker or a dealer is willing to buy stock.
• Bid – Offer/Ask spread The difference between the price at which a dealer is willing to buy ( Bid ) and sell ( Offer/Ask ) a commodity .   Bid will be lower of the two prices and offer price the higher. Also known as impact cost.The difference between the price at which a dealer is willing to buy ( Bid ) and sell ( Offer/Ask ) a commodity .   Bid will be lower of the two prices and offer price the higher. Also known as impact cost.The difference between the price at which a dealer is willing to buy ( Bid ) and sell ( Offer/Ask ) a commodity .   Bid will be lower of the two prices and offer price the higher. Also known as impact cost.The difference between the price at which a dealer is willing to buy ( Bid ) and sell ( Offer/Ask ) a commodity .   Bid will be lower of the two prices and offer price the higher. 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• Bid size Bid size is the number of share a broker or a dealer is willing to purchase in the stock.
• Bid/offer spread The difference between quoted bid and offer prices.
• BIS Bureau of Indian Standards.