Safety Cushion It is the difference between the immunization level that was initially available and the pre-decided safety net return. This falls under contingent immunization strategy, which is employed to minimize risk of losses in bond/money market instrument investments. … [Read more...]
Safety-Net Return
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Safety-Net Return When the potential return is driven down and reaches a minimum return called the safety-net return, then bond portfolio managers are obligated to pursue a contingency immunization strategy to prevent losses. Random Finance Terms for the Letter … [Read more...]
Sale and Lease-Back
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Sale and Lease-Back A process in which financial institutions lease an asset back to the users after buying it from them. Random Finance Terms for the Letter S S&P Safe Harbor Lease Safekeep Safety Cushion Safety-Net Return Salary Freeze Sale and … [Read more...]
Sales Charge
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Sales Charge In a mutual fund investment, it is the commission paid by the investor to the intermediary, such as a broker, in lieu of his services. It is a representation of the difference between the fund’s share purchase price and net asset value. Random Finance Terms for … [Read more...]
Sales Forecast
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Sales Forecast A forecast about a company’s sales figures based on macroeconomic factors, statistical analysis and historical experience. It is an important consideration in a company’s financial planning. Random Finance Terms for the Letter S S&P Safe Harbor … [Read more...]
Sales Tax
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Sales Tax A kind of tax collected at the point of sale of products. Random Finance Terms for the Letter S S&P Safe Harbor Lease Safekeep Safety Cushion Safety-Net Return Salary Freeze Sale and Lease-Back Sales Charge Sales Forecast Sales Tax … [Read more...]
Sales-Type Lease
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Sales-Type Lease In a sales-type lease arrangement, a company leases its own product/equipment, thus competing with independent leasing companies. Random Finance Terms for the Letter S Sales-Type Lease Salvage Value Samurai Bond Samurai Market Savings and Loan … [Read more...]
Salvage Value
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Salvage Value The residual value of a factory or equipment after it has run through its life and has lost a majority of its production efficiency. Random Finance Terms for the Letter S Sales-Type Lease Salvage Value Samurai Bond Samurai Market Savings and Loan … [Read more...]
Samurai Bond
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Samurai Bond A bond that is denominated in yen and issued by a non-Japanese company in Tokyo. Random Finance Terms for the Letter S Sales-Type Lease Salvage Value Samurai Bond Samurai Market Savings and Loan Association Savings Deposits Say's Law of … [Read more...]
Samurai Market
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Samurai Market A colloquial term referring to the stock market in Japan (similar to the ‘Yankee Market’ in America). Random Finance Terms for the Letter S Sales-Type Lease Salvage Value Samurai Bond Samurai Market Savings and Loan Association Savings Deposits Say's … [Read more...]
Savings and Loan Association
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Savings and Loan Association State and national authorized institutions where a majority of the savings deposits created are invested in mortgages. Random Finance Terms for the Letter S Sales-Type Lease Salvage Value Samurai Bond Samurai Market Savings and Loan … [Read more...]
Savings Deposits
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Savings Deposits Banks, credit unions, savings and loan associations maintain interest-paying accounts called ‘savings deposits’ for those who want to keep aside some of their liquid assets. Random Finance Terms for the Letter S Sales-Type Lease Salvage Value Samurai … [Read more...]
Say’s Law of Markets
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Say's Law of Markets The idea that production leads to demand. In producing a good, employees earn wages, which then leads to demand in the market. Random Finance Terms for the Letter S Sales-Type Lease Salvage Value Samurai Bond Samurai Market Savings and Loan … [Read more...]
SBIC
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SBIC Abbreviation for Small Business Investment Company. Private companies licensed by the SBA (Small Business Administration) that provide financing for small businesses and start-ups. These companies can borrow funds from the federal government to supplement capital needs of … [Read more...]
Scale
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Scale Banks are said to ‘post a scale’ when they pay customers different interest rates on variable-rate certificates of deposits. Random Finance Terms for the Letter S Sales-Type Lease Salvage Value Samurai Bond Samurai Market Savings and Loan Association Savings … [Read more...]
Scalability
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Scalability The ability of a model, system or organization to increase its size while maintaining performance levels and output quality. Random Finance Terms for the Letter S Sales-Type Lease Salvage Value Samurai Bond Samurai Market Savings and Loan … [Read more...]
Scale Enhancing
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Scale Enhancing Indicates a project that helps in the company’s growth keeping the company’s current business perspective in mind rather than diversification into new business areas. The project and the company belong to the same risk-class. Random Finance Terms for the … [Read more...]
Scale In
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Scale In The process of buying stocks as prices fall. Scaling in refers to setting a price target and investing in increments when the stock prices go below this set price target. Random Finance Terms for the Letter S Scale Enhancing Scale In Scalp Scenario … [Read more...]
Scalp
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Scalp ‘To scalp’ is to employ trading strategies to make profits on small changes in stock prices. Many trades are placed in a single day to cash in on small price moves that occur during the day. Random Finance Terms for the Letter S Scale Enhancing Scale … [Read more...]
Scenario Analysis
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Scenario Analysis Predicting the future value of a portfolio based on changes in the securities’ values and variations in interest rates. The evaluations are done to understand how a portfolio’s value will be affected if an unfortunate event were to occur in the future. … [Read more...]
