The K-percent rule is a monetary theory that states that the Federal Reserve should grow the money supply by a set amount per year ("K percent"). Economist Milton Friedman developed the theory.

K-Percent Rule

Because a KSOP is a combination plan, it has features of both ESOPs and 401(k)s. Companies can match contributions and reduce the expenses involved in running separate ESOPs and 401(k)s. KSOPs also indirectly create a marketplace for employees to sell their shares.

KSOP

Kaizen is a Japanese philosophy of continuous improvement.

Kaizen

A kamikaze defense is a method for deterring a potential acquirer from purchasing a company.

Kamikaze Defense

Kanban is a Japanese term that refers to the  "just-in-time" inventory method's signal to a supplier to send more inventory.

Kanban

Also known as a Matilda bond, a kangaroo bond is a bond issue in the Australian market by a non-Australian company.

Kangaroo Bond

Kangaroos are slang for Australian stocks.

Kangaroos

A Katie Couric clause was a proposed provision of SEC executive compensation disclosure rules that would have required public companies to disclose compensation paid to several non-executive employees whose total compensation exceeded that of the most highly paid executive officers.

Katie Couric Clause

A keepwell agreement is a legal agreement between a parent company and a subsidiary to ensure solvency and financial stability for the duration of the agreement.

Keepwell Agreement

Keidanren is the abbreviation for Keizai Dantai Reng?kai or the Japanese Business Federation, which is a Japanese association of businesses.

Keidanren

Keiretsu is a Japanese term that refers to a small, integrated supplier group.

Keiretsu

A Keogh Plan is a tax-deferred retirement plan available to self-employed individuals or unincorporated businesses.

Keogh Plan

A key currency is a currency used to set the exchange rate in an international transaction.

Key Currency

Losing key executives, particularly founders, can be very traumatic for companies. Their talent is usually hard to come by, and their roles are often more than just symbolic—in many cases these executives are the "face" of a company. When these executives die, often it interrupts production or throws a big wrench into whatever is going on at the time. Also called key man insurance, key person insurance is insurance an important executive's life. Key person insurance is intended to help companies overcome those hurdles should they occur. In turn, key

Key Employee

Key money is money paid to a landlord or property owner in order to reserve a spot as a tenant on the property.

Key Money

Key performance indicators (KPIs) are written goals for companies, departments within companies and often individual employees.

Key Performance Indicators (KPI)

Also called key man insurance, key person insurance is insurance on an important executive's life.

Key Person Insurance

A bank or other institution uses the key rate to determine the interest rate on debt. In the United States, there are two key rates: the discount rate and the Fed Funds rate.

Key Rate

Key rate duration is not the same as effective duration. Effective duration is an estimate of a security's sensitivity to a parallel shift in interest rates, meaning that it assumes that interest rates change by the same degree for, say, one-year bonds, five-year bonds, 10-year bonds, and 30-year bonds

Key Rate Duration

A key ratio is any financial ratio that is especially important, prevalent, or necessary in analyzing a company's performance in relation to other companies, the industry or the market.

Key Ratio

A key reversal is a one-day trading pattern that may signal the reversal of a trend. Other frequently-used names for key reversal include "one-day reversal" and "reversal day."

Key Reversal

Keynesian economics is a school of thought named after economist John Maynard Keynes.

Keynsian Economics

Kiasu is a Chinese word that roughly translates to "fear of losing out."

Kiasu

A kickback is a method of bribery in which something of value is exchanged for a favorable decision.

Kickback

In the finance world, a kicker is a feature that makes a security more attractive.

Kicker

Kicking the tires refers to researching multiple aspects of a prospective investment in order to become as familiar as possible with the potential risks and rewards.

Kicking the Tires

Kiddie tax is the colloquial term for certain taxes owed on interest, dividends or other investment income earned by children under 17 years old.

Kiddie Tax

People who are famous or who work in high-risk areas are the most likely to warrant kidnap insurance. One of the biggest benefits is access to a team of professionals who can assist the family or company in negotiating releases, investigating the matter, and bringing things to a safe conclusion. Sometimes, kidnap insurance covers bribery, extortion and carjacking.

Kidnap Insurance

In the trading world, kill refers to half of a fill or kill (FOK) order, which is a client's instruction to his or her broker to either fill an order immediately and completely or cancel the entire order.

Kill

A killer application is software that induces consumers to buy new hardware.

Killer Application

Killer bees are people or companies that help other companies avoid takeovers. The term gets its name from a type of bee that aggressively attacks perceived threats.

Killer Bees

Kiting is the illegal practice of exploiting settlement delays to transfer unavailable funds from one bank account to another.

Kiting

Knowledge capital, also called intellectual capital, is the intangible asset that represents valuable ideas, methods, processes and other intuitive talents that belong to a company.

Knowledge Capital

The Korea Exchange (KRX) is the only securities exchange in South Korea. The KRX is headquartered in the city of Busan.

Korea Exchange (KRX)

The Korean Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) is the main tracking index in South Korea.

Korean Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI)

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