Steepening of the Yield Curve When the difference or spread between yield on a short term treasury and a long term one increases, the yield curve steepens. This is in contrast to the yield curve becoming flatter when the spread between these two yields decreases. Random … [Read more...]
Step-Up
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Step-Up To step up/increase an asset’s tax basis. Random Finance Terms for the Letter S Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 8 Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 52 Static Theory of Capital Structure Statutory Surplus Steady State Steepening of … [Read more...]
Step-Up Bond
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Step-Up Bond Bonds in which the coupon rates ‘step-up’ during later period of the bond tenure. Random Finance Terms for the Letter S Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 8 Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 52 Static Theory of Capital … [Read more...]
Sterilized Intervention
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Sterilized Intervention Intervention in the Forex market by a country's monetary authority, in which the local money supply is insulated from activity in the forex market. This can be achieved by buying and selling domestic assets. Random Finance Terms for the Letter … [Read more...]
Stock
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Stock A kind of security that represents ownership in a corporation. A shareholder has a claim to a part of the corporation’s earnings and assets. Common and preferred are the two main types of stock. Random Finance Terms for the Letter S Stock Stock Certificate Stock … [Read more...]
Stock Certificate
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Stock Certificate It is certificate or a piece of paper that states the stock ownership by an individual or institution. Random Finance Terms for the Letter S Stock Stock Certificate Stock Dividend Stock Exchanges Stock Repurchase Stock Selection Stockholder … [Read more...]
Stock Dividend
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Stock Dividend Dividend paid by a company in the form of stocks as opposed to cash. The shareholder can be given additional company shares or shares from the company’s subsidiary or spin-off. Companies pay stock dividend in a bid to conserve hard cash required for business … [Read more...]
Stock Exchanges
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Stock Exchanges A marketplace where buying and selling of stocks and other securities takes place. Stock exchanges also facilitate issuing of new securities, redemption, and issuing of dividends. In the United States, stock exchanges are regulated by the SEC. The New York Stock … [Read more...]
Stock Repurchase
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Stock Repurchase In a stock repurchase, a company buys back its common stock’s outstanding shares. Random Finance Terms for the Letter S Stock Stock Certificate Stock Dividend Stock Exchanges Stock Repurchase Stock Selection Stockholder Equity Stock Index … [Read more...]
Stock Selection
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Stock Selection A technique of portfolio management based on the selection of stocks that can assure a good return as opposed to a broader asset allocation. Random Finance Terms for the Letter S Stock Stock Certificate Stock Dividend Stock Exchanges Stock … [Read more...]
Stockholder Equity
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Stockholder Equity An entry that goes on the liabilities side of a balance sheet, showing the ownership value held by its shareholders. It is often referred to as equity. Random Finance Terms for the Letter S Stock Stock Certificate Stock Dividend Stock … [Read more...]
Stock Index Option
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Stock Index Option A put or call option contract where a stock index is the underlying asset. The owner of the contract can buy or sell a stock index at a specified value until a stated date. Random Finance Terms for the Letter S Stock Stock Certificate Stock … [Read more...]
Stock Market
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Stock Market A market where equities are traded. Also referred to as an equity market. Random Finance Terms for the Letter S Stock Stock Certificate Stock Dividend Stock Exchanges Stock Repurchase Stock Selection Stockholder Equity Stock Index Option Stock … [Read more...]
Stock Option
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Stock Option In such an option, a corporation’s common stock forms the underlying asset. Random Finance Terms for the Letter S Stock Stock Certificate Stock Dividend Stock Exchanges Stock Repurchase Stock Selection Stockholder Equity Stock Index Option Stock … [Read more...]
Stock Replacement Strategy
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Stock Replacement Strategy An investment strategy, which involves swapping between the futures, a stock portfolio and the treasury bills portfolio to maximize return on the complete investment portfolio. This is employed for improving a portfolio's return in cases where the futures … [Read more...]
Stock Split
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Stock Split An event in which new shares of a company are issued to add to the existing shares in the market. The new shares are issued according to a ratio, say 4-for-1, and are credited automatically to the existing shareholders of the company in proportion to their shareholding. … [Read more...]
Stock Ticker
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Stock Ticker Mutual funds and securities trading on the United States financial exchanges are designated with a lettered symbol called stock ticker. Random Finance Terms for the Letter S Stock Replacement Strategy Stock Split Stock Ticker Stockholder Stockholder's … [Read more...]
Stockholder
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Stockholder An investor who possesses equity shares in a firm is called its stockholder. 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 … [Read more...]
Stockholder’s Books
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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
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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...]
