Bear: An investor who believes a stock or the overall market will decline. A bear market is a prolonged period of falling stock prices, usually by 20% or more. Related: bull.

 

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Bear: An investor who believes a stock or the overall market will decline. A bear market is a prolonged period of falling stock prices, usually by 20% or more. Related: bull.

Polar Bear Grand Tour: Most motorcyclists don't ride in the winter. However, the Polar Bear Grand Tour held each Sunday beginning with the last Sunday in October and ending with the last Sunday in March, allows ri . . . View Full Definition

Anti-Friction Bearing: An anti-friction bearing is a bearing utilizing rolling elements between the stationary and rotating assemblies.

Bearer Form: When securities are issued as paper certificates and the issuing corporation has no record of the owner, the securities are in bearer form. The bearer, or holder, of the certificate is consi . . . View Full Definition

Sleeve Bearings: A type of bearing with no rolling elements, where the motor shaft rides on a film of oil.

Bearing Cursor: The radial line inscribed on a transparent disk which can be rotated manually about an axis coincident with the center of the ppi. It is used for bearing determination. Other lines inscribed . . . View Full Definition

Roller Bearing: A special bearing system with cylindrical rollers capable of handling belted applications, too large for standard ball bearings.

Bearing Point: A point where a bearing or structural weight is concentrated and transferred to the foundation

Electronic Bearing Line (EBL): An EBL control is used to display the relative or true bearing of a target on the display. The ebl is moved with the cursor, and the bearing is usually read at the bottom of the screen in de . . . View Full Definition

Bearer Bond: A bearer bond is a certificate that states the security's par value, the rate at which interest will be paid, and the name of the bond's owner. In the past, bearer bonds came with detachable . . . View Full Definition