Acquisition Cost
Acquisition cost is generally the total cost to be paid for a company’s property, equipment or other assets after adjusting for incentives, discounts, closing costs and other necessary expenditures but before the sales taxes.
Acquisition Premium
Acquisition premium refers to the price difference between the price paid for a company and its assessed market value.
Active Management
Active management requires a manager, or a team of managers, to actively manage a portfolio.
Activist Investor
An activist investor is an individual or institution seeking to gain a controlling stake in a company to instigate changes.
Adam Back
Adam Back is a world-renowned British cryptographer, cypherpunk and crypto industry figure from the United Kingdom.
Adaptive State Sharding
Used by Elrond, Adaptive State Sharding is an approach that combines all types of sharding into one to improve communication and performance.