Settlement Date

Settlement Date Refers to the date on which the trade is settled following payment. On the US exchange, the settlement date for stocks is three days following the trade and for mutual funds, the date is one day after the trade. Settling foreign shares may take months in certain … [Read more...]

Settlement Price

Settlement Price The average trading price of a contract, calculated at the opening and closing of a trading day. It is used to determine the gains and losses made on contracts held for specific time periods. Random Finance Terms for the Letter S Separation … [Read more...]

Settlement Risk

Settlement Risk The risk in a contract that the opposite party will not be able to fulfill its obligation at the time of settlement. Random Finance Terms for the Letter S Settlement Rate Settlement Risk Seykota Ed SGD Share Repurchase Shareholders Equity Shareholders … [Read more...]

Seykota Ed

Seykota Ed Ed Seykota is a commodities trader best known for pioneering the computerized trading system or System trading as it is now known. An MIT-alumnus, between 1974 and 1989, he converted a $5000 trading account to more than $15 million dollars. Considered a trading prodigy, … [Read more...]

SGD

SGD Singapore Dollar - the currency of Singapore. Random Finance Terms for the Letter S Settlement Rate Settlement Risk Seykota Ed SGD Share Repurchase Shareholders Equity Shareholders Letter Share of Wallet Shares Shark Repellant … [Read more...]

Share Repurchase

Share Repurchase A strategy where a company buys back its shares from the open market when the shares are deemed to be undervalued. This process helps bring down the number of outstanding shares, thereby enhancing earnings per share and market value of the rest of the stockholders’ … [Read more...]

Shareholders Equity

Shareholders Equity The difference between a company’s total assets and total liabilities. In other words, it is the company’s net worth. Random Finance Terms for the Letter S Settlement Rate Settlement Risk Seykota Ed SGD Share Repurchase Shareholders … [Read more...]

Shareholders Letter

Shareholders Letter In a company’s annual report, this is the section in which the management discusses company strategies that have worked or failed, providing a reference to the rest of the report’s information. Random Finance Terms for the Letter S Settlement … [Read more...]

Share of Wallet

Share of Wallet The percentage of a customer's total disposable income that a company is able to attract towards it product or service. Random Finance Terms for the Letter S Settlement Rate Settlement Risk Seykota Ed SGD Share Repurchase Shareholders … [Read more...]

Shares

Shares Book entries/certificates that represent ownership in corporations. Random Finance Terms for the Letter S Settlement Rate Settlement Risk Seykota Ed SGD Share Repurchase Shareholders Equity Shareholders Letter Share of Wallet Shares Shark Repellant … [Read more...]

Shark Repellant

Shark Repellant A colloquial term used for a measure/strategy by a company to ward off a takeover. Also known as ‘porcupine provision’, it involves making amendments to the company’s charter that come into force after the hostile takeover attempt is made known to the company’s … [Read more...]

Sharpe Benchmark

Sharpe Benchmark A model which is used to calculate statistically if a portfolio’s good performance was a result of good management or taking excessive risk. Random Finance Terms for the Letter S Sharpe Benchmark Sharpe Ratio Shelf Registration Shirking Shogun … [Read more...]

Sharpe Ratio

Sharpe Ratio Named after Nobel Prize winner and capital asset pricing model-developer William Sharpe, it is a measure of the excess return on a portfolio relative to its total variability. Random Finance Terms for the Letter S Sharpe Benchmark Sharpe Ratio Shelf … [Read more...]

Shelf Registration

Shelf Registration An uncomplicated method through which a company can register securities by filing a reasonably simple SEC form and issuing the securities in the following two years. Random Finance Terms for the Letter S Sharpe Benchmark Sharpe Ratio Shelf … [Read more...]

Shirking

Shirking An inclination to put in less effort when smaller returns are expected. Owners who issue equity rather than debt have a tendency to shirk as they will have a smaller ownership interest and expect to receive smaller returns. Random Finance Terms for the Letter … [Read more...]

Shogun Bond

Shogun Bond A type of bond denominated in foreign currency that is issued in Japan by nonresidents/foreign entities. Also referred to as a ‘geisha bond’. Random Finance Terms for the Letter S Sharpe Benchmark Sharpe Ratio Shelf Registration Shirking Shogun … [Read more...]

Shop

Shop A jargon used in Wall Street to indicate a firm. Random Finance Terms for the Letter S Sharpe Benchmark Sharpe Ratio Shelf Registration Shirking Shogun Bond Shop Shopping Short Position Short Bonds Short Book … [Read more...]

Shopping

Shopping A process where an investor calls up a number of brokers and dealers to get the best offer/bid that is currently available. Random Finance Terms for the Letter S Sharpe Benchmark Sharpe Ratio Shelf Registration Shirking Shogun Bond Shop Shopping Short … [Read more...]

Short Bonds

Short Bonds Types of bonds whose current maturities are short. Random Finance Terms for the Letter S Sharpe Benchmark Sharpe Ratio Shelf Registration Shirking Shogun Bond Shop Shopping Short Position Short Bonds Short Book … [Read more...]

Short Book

Refer ‘unmatched book’ definition. Random Finance Terms for the Letter S Sharpe Benchmark Sharpe Ratio Shelf Registration Shirking Shogun Bond Shop Shopping Short Position Short Bonds Short Book … [Read more...]