Bulge

Categories: Trading, Stocks, Bonds

You probably call it a “surge” or a “spike” like most folks, but a bulge occurs when a stock, commodity, or other security sees a quick, drastic increase in price.

So, when Dirk Diggler’s adult entertainment company, Pro Theatrics, goes public, and its stock, um...rises...it will be completely appropriate to say “Nice bulge, Dirk.”

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Finance a la shmoop what is a bulge bracket firm? no this has nothing to do [Weightwatchers appears]

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with Weight Watchers Oprah or kale...bulge refers to the size of corporate banks

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wallets and there are only a few investment banking firms who you know [man holding a wallet]

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bulge... that's Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Morgan

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Stanley and a few others some in Europe some in Asia none in Antarctica

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sorry penguins just keeping it real bulge is basically "everything for

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everyone" these banks trade in the most obscure derivatives and enable

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firms to raise literally any amount of money they want to raise cover every

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need in asset management, tax planning, legal coverage and so on everything so

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what's a non bulge or niche firm well it's one that specializes in a given

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category or service famous example Allen and company specializes in the media [Examples of media business firms]

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business Hollywood banking internet media things like tech the firm has less

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than 100 people but it's a powerhouse in its domain just one of many specialty

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firms the oil industry has its darlings so does tech, those are niche,

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this is bulge....and this is a bulge Jenny Craig can you know help with that [Man in taco bell with a bulging tummy]

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