Stockholder’s Books

Stockholder's Books Books (such as tax books that follow tax rules set by the IRS) that a company’s management keeps for its annual report in accordance with the rules of the Financial Accounting Standards Board. Random Finance Terms for the Letter S Stock Replacement … [Read more...]

Stockholder’s Equity

Stockholder's Equity A stockholder’s residual/equity claim to a company’s assets, derived by calculating the difference between total assets and liabilities. Random Finance Terms for the Letter S Stock Replacement Strategy Stock Split Stock … [Read more...]

Stockout

Stockout An exhaustion of all available inventory. Random Finance Terms for the Letter S Stock Replacement Strategy Stock Split Stock Ticker Stockholder Stockholder's Books Stockholder's Equity Stockout Stop-Loss Order Stop Order (Stop) Stopping Curve … [Read more...]

Stop-Loss Order

Stop-Loss Order An instruction to sell a stock when its price has fallen to a certain level. Random Finance Terms for the Letter S Stock Replacement Strategy Stock Split Stock Ticker Stockholder Stockholder's Books Stockholder's Equity Stockout Stop-Loss … [Read more...]

Stop Order (or stop)

Stop Order (Stop) A trading order that tells the broker to buy or sell a security when a particular price is reached (from above or below, depending on whether it is a sell order or a buy order). Random Finance Terms for the Letter S Stock Replacement Strategy Stock … [Read more...]

Stopping Curve Refunding Rate

Stopping Curve Refunding Rate A rate of refunding bonds that is placed precisely on the stopping curve. Random Finance Terms for the Letter S Stopping Curve Refunding Rate Stop-Limit Order Straddle Straight Line Depreciation Straight Value Straight Voting Stratified … [Read more...]

Stop-Limit Order

Stop-Limit Order It is a trade order, which combines features of limit order and stop order. This order is executed when a specified price is reached. When the stop is reached, the order turns into a limit order. Random Finance Terms for the Letter S Stopping Curve … [Read more...]

Straddle

Straddle Buying and selling at the same time an equal number of call and put options with similar terms. Random Finance Terms for the Letter S Stopping Curve Refunding Rate Stop-Limit Order Straddle Straight Line Depreciation Straight Value Straight … [Read more...]

Straight Line Depreciation

Straight Line Depreciation A depreciation by the same amount in every accounting period is known as a straight-line depreciation. Random Finance Terms for the Letter S Stopping Curve Refunding Rate Stop-Limit Order Straddle Straight Line Depreciation Straight … [Read more...]

Straight Value

Straight Value A convertible security’s value without the option for conversion. Also known as investment value. Random Finance Terms for the Letter S Stopping Curve Refunding Rate Stop-Limit Order Straddle Straight Line Depreciation Straight Value Straight … [Read more...]

Straight Voting

Straight Voting A company shareholder may use all his shares to vote for the same candidate during the Board of Directors selection. Random Finance Terms for the Letter S Stopping Curve Refunding Rate Stop-Limit Order Straddle Straight Line Depreciation Straight … [Read more...]

Stratified Sampling Approach to Indexing

Stratified Sampling Approach to Indexing A method of dividing the index into cells where each cell represents a specific index characteristic such as maturity or duration. Random Finance Terms for the Letter S Stopping Curve Refunding Rate Stop-Limit … [Read more...]

Stratified Sampling Bond Indexing

Stratified Sampling Bond Indexing Technique of bond indexing in which the index is divided into cells and each cell represents a different bond characteristic. Random Finance Terms for the Letter S Stopping Curve Refunding Rate Stop-Limit Order Straddle Straight Line … [Read more...]

Street Name

Street Name Securities that are held on a client’s behalf by a broker but registered in a Wall Street firm’s name. Random Finance Terms for the Letter S Street Name Strike Index Strike Price Strip Mortgage Participation Certificate (Strip PC) Stripped Bond Stripped … [Read more...]

Strike Index

Strike Index An index option’s strike price. The option buyer can sell or purchase the underlying stock index at this value. Random Finance Terms for the Letter S Street Name Strike Index Strike Price Strip Mortgage Participation Certificate (Strip PC) Stripped … [Read more...]

Strike Price

Strike Price By exercising the option contract, the price at which a call option owner can buy the underlying stock or a put option owner can sell the underlying stock. Random Finance Terms for the Letter S Street Name Strike Index Strike Price Strip Mortgage … [Read more...]

Strip Mortgage Participation Certificate (Strip PC)

Strip Mortgage Participation Certificate (Strip PC) When Freddie Mac purchases ownership in some specific mortgages from the same seller, a Strip PC representing this ownership interest is issued. Random Finance Terms for the Letter S Street Name Strike Index Strike … [Read more...]

Stripped Bond

Stripped Bond A bond which can be further broken down into zero-coupon bond series. A stripped bond has zero reinvestment risk as payment to the investor will only take place at maturity. Random Finance Terms for the Letter S Street Name Strike Index Strike Price Strip … [Read more...]

Stripped Mortgage-Backed Securities (SMBSs)

Stripped Mortgage-Backed Securities (SMBSs) A kind of mortgage backed securities where cash flows are split into two components - principal repayment and interest repayment. This increases the level of customization that investors can get from these securities. Random … [Read more...]

Strip Strap

Strip Strap Two straddle variants. On a stock, a strip is one call and two puts while a strap is one out and two calls. The expiration date and strike price on the puts and calls is the same in both cases. Random Finance Terms for the Letter S Street Name Strike … [Read more...]