Look up: basis

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   Basis
   Regarding a futures contract, the difference between the cash price and the futures price observed in the market. Also, it is the price an investor pays for a security plus any out-of-pocket expenses. It is used to determine capital gains or losses for tax purposes when the stock is sold.
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   Basis
   Is the relationship between an actual or cash market with a futures instrument. The relationship is typically the simple difference between the cash market and the futures.
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   Basis
   The difference between the cash price and futures price.
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   basis
   [n] - the fundamental assumptions underlying an explanation
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   Basis
   The difference between the price of a futures contract and the spot or cash price. The item being... <a target=_blank href='http://www.finance-glossary.com/terms/basis.htm?id=129&ginPtrCode=00000&PopupMode=false' title='Read full definition of basis'>more</a>
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   basis
   a security`s basis is the purchase price after commissions or other expenses,and is used to calculate capital gains or losses when the security is eventually sold Category: Financial affairs - taxation - customs • the difference paid between the cash price of a financial instrument and the price of a related futures contract Category: Financial affairs - taxation - customs
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   Basis
   Definition (undergraduate level) A set of vectors with which we can express any vector in a particular vector space.<br /> To be a basis for a given vector space, a set of vectors must span the space and be linearly independent. The number of vectors in the basis will be the same as the dimension of the space.
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   Basis
   Ba'sis (bā'sĭs) noun ; plural Bases (-sēz). [ Latin basis , Greek ba`sis . See Base , noun ] 1. The foundation of anything; that on which a thing rests. Dryden. 2. The pedestal of a column, pillar, or statue. [ Obsolete] « If no basis bear my rising name. Pope.  ...
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   basis
   Synonym: base. ... Origin: L. And G. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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    basis
    base noun the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; `the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture`
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    basis
    noun the most important or necessary part of something; `the basis of this drink is orange juice`
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    Basis
    `Basis` may refer to: * Basis (options), the value differential between a call option and a put option * Cost basis, in the calculation of capital gains * Basis (crystal structure), positions of the atoms inside the unit cell * BASIS International, a software company * in Renaissance music, the bassline was sometimes called the basis * BASIS Charter School, a high-expectations school in Tucson, AZ In `mathematics`: * Basis (linear algebra) ** S...
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    Basis
    The price an investor pays for a security plus any out-of-pocket expenses. It is used to determine capital gains or losses for tax purposes when the stock is sold. Also, for a futures contract, the difference between the cash price and the futures price observed in the market.
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    basis
    (ba´sis) pl. ba´ses the lower, basic, or fundamental part of an object, organ, or substance. Anatomic nomenclature for the base of a structure or organ, or the part opposite to or distinguished from the apex. basis pedunculi cerebri the large bundle of nerve fiber tracts forming the ...
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    Basis
    • (n.) The ground work the first or fundamental principle; that which supports. • (n.) The principal component part of a thing. • (n.) The pedestal of a column, pillar, or statue. • (n.) The foundation of anything; that on which a thing rests.
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    basis
    (from the article `futures`) ...prices move together and are well correlated. The price spread between the cash and futures, however, is not invariant. The hedgers, therefore, ...
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    basis
    (from the article `mathematics`) ...linear problems there can be found a finite family of solutions with the property that any solution is a sum of them (suitably multiplied by ...
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    basis
    a step in a march or dance; the lifting and lowering of the foot, or arsis plus thesis. The term may also refer to the two syllables or the first ...
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    basis
    basis (BAY seez) Base, underpinning, ground, foundation, cornerstone, fundamental, essential, principle: 'Charity toward others is the basis of her philosophy and way of life.' Confusing Words: Units, Groups A to Z.
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    basis
    Syn: base 1 TA [L. and G.]
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    Basis
    The difference between the price and the futures price as seen in the market. Discover What It’s Like to Live Easy With EquiTrend
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    basis
    
    1. a relation that provides the foundation for something
    2. the fundamental assumptions underlying an explanation
    
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    Basis
    A tax term, which refers to the original or acquisition value of a property, used to determine the amount of tax that will be assessed. The basis is deducted from the sales price of the property when it is sold to determine the profit or loss.
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