Jensen index
An index that uses the capital asset pricing model to determine whether a money manager outperformed a market index.

Joint clearing members
Firms that clear on more than one exchange.

Junk bond
A bond with a speculative credit rating of BB or lower is a junk bond. Such bonds offer investors higher yields than bonds of financially sound companies. Two agencies, Standard & Poor's and Moody's investor Services, provide the rating systems for companies' credit.

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