Terms Beginning With "s"

  1. S&P 500
  2. S&P Phenomenon
  3. sabotage
  4. sacrifice
  5. safe
  6. safe harbor
  7. safe port
  8. safeguarding financial instruments
  9. safely landed
  10. safety deposit box
  11. safety margin
  12. safety needs
  13. safety stock
  14. sagging
  15. SAGIA
  16. SAIBOR
  17. sailing warranty
  18. sakk
  19. salable
  20. salam (advance payment sales)
  21. salary
  22. salary scale
  23. sale
  24. sale and buyback
  25. sale and leaseback
  26. sale of vessel clause
  27. sale terms
  28. sales
  29. sales allowances
  30. sales charge
  31. sales contract
  32. sales department
  33. sales discount
  34. sales erosion
  35. sales fee
  36. sales force
  37. sales forecasting
  38. sales journal
  39. sales lead
  40. sales ledger
  41. sales load
  42. sales mix
  43. sales promotion
  44. sales returns and allowances
  45. sales tax
  46. salvage
  47. salvage and recovery clause
  48. salvage charges
  49. salvage corps
  50. salvage guarantee
  51. salvage tug
  52. salvage value
  53. salved property
  54. salvor
  55. salvor’s lien
  56. SAMA
  57. same-store sales
  58. sample
  59. sample correlation coefficient
  60. sample distribution
  61. sample mean
  62. sample points
  63. sample space
  64. sample standard deviation
  65. sample statistic
  66. sample variance
  67. sampling
  68. sampling error
  69. sampling with replacement
  70. sampling without replacement
  71. samurai bond
  72. sanctions
  73. sanctions list
  74. sanctions screening
  75. sandbagging
  76. sandbox
  77. SASO
  78. satellite operation
  79. satisfaction of debt document
  80. Satoshi (Sat)
  81. Satoshi Nakamoto
  82. saturated market
  83. saturation
  84. saturday night special
  85. Saudi Arabia’s Vision for 2030 (Vision 2030)
  86. Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA)
  87. Saudi Arabian Interbank Offered Rate (SAIBOR)
  88. Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA)
  89. Saudi Credit Bureau (SIMAH)
  90. Saudi Organization for Certified Public Accountants (SOCPA)
  91. Saudi Payments Network (SPAN)
  92. Saudi Ports Authority
  93. Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO)
  94. save harmless clause
  95. saving
  96. saving human life
  97. savings account
  98. savings and loan association
  99. savings bank
  100. savings bonds
  101. savings deposits
  102. savings element
  103. savings institution
  104. savings rate
  105. Say's law of markets
  106. scalability
  107. scale
  108. scale economies
  109. scale of feet
  110. scale of preferences
  111. scale of rates
  112. scale order
  113. scarce currency
  114. scarcity
  115. scarcity marketing
  116. scarcity rent
  117. scarcity value
  118. scatter diagram
  119. scenario
  120. schedule policy
  121. schedule rating
  122. scheme charges
  123. Schengen Treaty
  124. school fees insurance
  125. scienter
  126. scientific amortization method
  127. scorecard
  128. scortched earth policy
  129. scrap value
  130. screening
  131. screening interview
  132. screening model
  133. scrip
  134. scrip dividends
  135. scrip issue
  136. scripophily
  137. scupper
  138. scuttling
  139. SDRs
  140. sealed-bid auction
  141. seamless
  142. search engine
  143. search engine optimization
  144. search engine results page (SERP)
  145. searcher
  146. seasonal dating
  147. seasonal risk
  148. seasonal unemployment
  149. seasonality
  150. seasoned securities
  151. seat
  152. Seawaymax
  153. seaworthiness
  154. seaworthiness admitted clause
  155. SEC
  156. second death insurance
  157. second loss insurance
  158. second mortgage
  159. second preferred stock
  160. second price auction
  161. second quartile
  162. second round ballot
  163. second surplus reinsurance
  164. secondary beneficiary
  165. secondary boycott
  166. secondary distribution
  167. secondary industry
  168. secondary market
  169. secondary mortgage market
  170. secondary offering
  171. secondary research
  172. secondary sanctions
  173. second-to-die insurance
  174. secret ballot
  175. secret rebate
  176. secret reserves
  177. sector
  178. sector fund
  179. sector rotation
  180. secular stagnation
  181. secured
  182. secured bonds
  183. secured creditor
  184. secured debt
  185. secured loan
  186. secured obligations
  187. securities
  188. securities analysis
  189. Securities and Exchange Commission
  190. securities bond
  191. securities business
  192. securities exchange
  193. securities financing transactions
  194. securities fraud
  195. securities loan
  196. securities underwriter
  197. securitization of insurance risk
  198. securitized assets
  199. security
  200. security delisting
  201. security listing
  202. security loan
  203. sediments and water
  204. seed and grow strategy
  205. seed capital
  206. seed financing
  207. seed money
  208. seek a market
  209. segment
  210. segmentation
  211. seigniorage
  212. seizure
  213. selective editing
  214. self fulfilling prophecy
  215. self regulatory organization (SRO)
  216. self retention
  217. self-actualization needs
  218. self-directed retirement account
  219. self-financing
  220. self-insurance
  221. self-insured
  222. self-sufficiency
  223. self-supporting bond
  224. sell order
  225. sell plus
  226. sell side analyst
  227. sell stop order
  228. sell the book
  229. seller concentration
  230. seller’s interest
  231. seller's bank
  232. seller's market
  233. seller's points
  234. selling concession
  235. selling flat
  236. selling group
  237. selling hedge
  238. selling off-plan
  239. selling price clause
  240. selling short
  241. selling short against the box
  242. selling syndicate
  243. selling the spread
  244. sell-off
  245. sell-out market
  246. semiannual
  247. semi-skilled labor
  248. semivariable cost
  249. senior
  250. senior debt
  251. senior executives
  252. senior refunding
  253. senior security
  254. sensitive market
  255. sensitivity
  256. sensitivity analysis
  257. sentence
  258. sentiment
  259. SEO
  260. separation of assets and liabilities
  261. sequester cuts
  262. sequestration
  263. serial bonds
  264. serial correlation
  265. server space provider
  266. service
  267. service (product) departmentalization
  268. service contract
  269. service departmentalization
  270. service fee
  271. service level agreement
  272. service mark
  273. service of process
  274. service sector
  275. serviceable addressable market
  276. serviceable obtainable market
  277. session
  278. settle
  279. settlement
  280. settlement agent
  281. settlement calendar
  282. settlement costs
  283. settlement date
  284. settlement risk
  285. severable contract
  286. several actions
  287. several inheritance
  288. several liability
  289. severance pay
  290. shadow economy
  291. shadow price
  292. shaft tunnel
  293. shakeout
  294. shale oil and gas
  295. share
  296. share appreciation mortgage
  297. share repurchase plan
  298. shared economy
  299. shared-equal allocation method
  300. shareholder
  301. shareholder of record
  302. shareholders’ circular
  303. shareholders’ equity
  304. shareholders’ surplus
  305. shareowner
  306. shares authorized
  307. shares outstanding
  308. shares turnover ratio
  309. Shari’a or Shari’ah
  310. Shari’ah advisory firm
  311. Shari’ah compliance
  312. Shari’ah compliant REIT
  313. Shari’ah compliant securitization
  314. Shari’ah non-compliance risk
  315. Shari’ah principles
  316. Shari’ah supervisory board
  317. sharing economy
  318. shelf life
  319. shelf offering
  320. shelf registration
  321. shelf velocity
  322. shell bank
  323. shell company
  324. ship
  325. ship planning
  326. ship’s log
  327. ship’s markings
  328. ship’s name
  329. ship’s official number
  330. ship’s papers
  331. Shipbrokers
  332. shipbuilding codes
  333. shipment
  334. shipowner
  335. shipper
  336. shipper's load and count
  337. shipper's order bill of loading
  338. shipping insurance
  339. shipping order
  340. shipyard
  341. shogun bond
  342. shopping cart
  343. short
  344. short account
  345. short against the box
  346. short bond
  347. short coupon
  348. short form report
  349. short hedge
  350. short interest
  351. short interest ratio
  352. short interest theory
  353. short position
  354. short rate
  355. short sale
  356. short sell order
  357. short seller
  358. short selling
  359. short straddle
  360. short subprime debt
  361. short term
  362. short term insurance
  363. short term rate
  364. short ton
  365. shortage
  366. shortage costs
  367. short-dated gilts
  368. shortfall
  369. shorting against the box
  370. short-run
  371. short-run average cost
  372. shorts
  373. short-term bond
  374. short-term debt
  375. short-term disability
  376. short-term financing
  377. short-term gain (or loss)
  378. short-term holding period
  379. short-term investment
  380. shrinkage
  381. shut down price
  382. siamese shares
  383. SIBOR
  384. sick building syndrome
  385. sickness insurance
  386. sideways market
  387. sideways price movement
  388. sight bill of exchange
  389. sight draft
  390. sight payment option
  391. sighting the bottom
  392. signature loan
  393. significant order
  394. silent partner
  395. simple average
  396. simple interest
  397. simple linear regression
  398. simple majority
  399. simple moving average
  400. simple random sampling
  401. simple rate of return
  402. simple reversionary bonus
  403. simple risk
  404. simple yield
  405. simplex method
  406. simulation
  407. simultaneous payments clause
  408. sin tax
  409. Singapore Interbank Offered Rate
  410. single bank holding company
  411. single buoy mooring
  412. single entry bookkeeping
  413. single liability
  414. single option
  415. single payment loan
  416. single person company (SPC)
  417. single premium
  418. single premium method
  419. single-life annuity
  420. single-premium deferred annuity
  421. single-premium life insurance
  422. single-use plan
  423. sinking fund
  424. sitelet
  425. situation analysis
  426. six sigma (6σ)
  427. Sixty-Five Stock Average
  428. skeleton case
  429. skewness
  430. skilled labor
  431. skimming
  432. sleeper
  433. sliding peg
  434. small and medium enterprises
  435. small caps
  436. small order execution system (SOES)
  437. smart card
  438. smart contract
  439. SMART objectives
  440. SMEs
  441. smoke damage
  442. smurfing
  443. smurfs
  444. social accounting
  445. social audit
  446. social benefits
  447. social capital
  448. social class
  449. social cost
  450. social economics
  451. social impact
  452. social insurance
  453. social investment
  454. social involvement
  455. social lending
  456. social needs
  457. social net product
  458. social obligation
  459. social obstruction
  460. social overhead capital
  461. social performance
  462. social pressure
  463. social reaction
  464. social reform
  465. social responsibility
  466. social security
  467. social worker
  468. socialism
  469. socially responsible investing
  470. sociology
  471. sociotechnical theory of management
  472. SOCPA
  473. SOES
  474. soft Brexit
  475. soft commission
  476. soft commodities
  477. soft currency
  478. soft dollar agreement
  479. soft dollars
  480. soft goods
  481. soft landing
  482. soft loan
  483. soft market
  484. soft money
  485. soft skills
  486. softs
  487. software
  488. sole proprietorship
  489. solicitor
  490. solution space
  491. solvency
  492. solvency margin
  493. solvency ratio
  494. solvent
  495. SOMA
  496. sonic bangs
  497. sophisticated investor
  498. sovereign bond
  499. sovereign ceiling
  500. sovereign debt
  501. sovereign immunity
  502. sovereign order
  503. sovereign wealth fund
  504. space arbitrage
  505. SPAN
  506. special acceptance
  507. special agency
  508. special bailment
  509. special bonus
  510. special bracket firm
  511. special damages
  512. special dating
  513. special demurrer
  514. special drawing rights (SDRs)
  515. special endorsement
  516. special journals
  517. special memorandum account
  518. special multi-peril insurance policy
  519. special peril
  520. special power of attorney
  521. special purpose company (vehicle or entity)
  522. specialist
  523. specialist firm
  524. specialization
  525. specialized fund
  526. special-purpose bond
  527. special-purpose financial statement
  528. specialty fund
  529. specialty shop
  530. specific identification method
  531. specific jurisdiction
  532. specified lease contract
  533. specified pool
  534. speculation
  535. speculative damages
  536. speculative motive
  537. speculative risk
  538. speculator
  539. spinoff
  540. split
  541. split annuity
  542. split deductible
  543. split deposits
  544. split life insurance
  545. split risk
  546. split-fee
  547. split-off
  548. split-off point
  549. spoofing
  550. spot commodity
  551. spot exchange market
  552. spot exchange rate
  553. spot market
  554. spot month
  555. spot price
  556. spot trading
  557. spot transactions
  558. spotting
  559. spread
  560. spread load contractual plan
  561. spread loss reinsurance
  562. spreader clause
  563. spreading the risk
  564. sprinkler insurance
  565. sprinkling trust
  566. squeeze-out
  567. stabilization
  568. stabilization period
  569. stable deposits
  570. stablecoin
  571. stagflation
  572. staggered board of directors
  573. staggering maturities
  574. stagnation
  575. stakeholders
  576. stamped security
  577. Standard & Poor's 500
  578. standard cost
  579. standard costing
  580. standard deviation
  581. standard error
  582. standard normal distribution
  583. standard of deferred payment
  584. standard of living
  585. standard premium
  586. standard rate
  587. standby commitment
  588. standby letter of credit
  589. standby underwriter
  590. standby underwriting
  591. standing charges
  592. standing order
  593. standing plan
  594. stapled shares
  595. starboard
  596. start of day
  597. stated capital
  598. stated value
  599. statement
  600. statement of account
  601. statement of cash flows
  602. statement of comprehensive income
  603. statement of condition
  604. statement of financial position
  605. statement of other comprehensive income
  606. statement of retained earnings
  607. statement of stockholders' equity
  608. static budget
  609. statistic
  610. statistical indicator
  611. statistical macro data
  612. statistical metadata
  613. statistical microdata
  614. statistical output
  615. statistical survey
  616. statistically significant
  617. statistics
  618. statute of limitations
  619. statutory declaration
  620. statutory liability
  621. statutory merger
  622. statutory notice
  623. statutory notice before forfeiture
  624. statutory prospectus
  625. statutory reserve
  626. statutory voting
  627. stem-and-leaf diagram
  628. step variable costs
  629. step-down lease
  630. stepped coupon bond
  631. step-up bond
  632. step-up coupon bond
  633. step-up lease
  634. stevedore
  635. stock
  636. stock appreciation rights
  637. stock away
  638. stock broker
  639. stock buyback
  640. stock certificate
  641. stock declaration policy
  642. stock dividend
  643. stock exchange
  644. stock fund
  645. stock index
  646. stock index arbitrage
  647. stock index futures
  648. stock indices and averages
  649. stock insurance company
  650. stock ledger
  651. stock life insurance company
  652. stock liquidity ratio
  653. stock market
  654. stock option
  655. stock option plan
  656. stock outstanding
  657. stock power
  658. stock purchase plan
  659. stock split
  660. stock subscription
  661. stock symbol
  662. stock warrant
  663. stockholder
  664. stockholder of record
  665. stockholders’ equity
  666. stockout costs
  667. stockpile
  668. stop and reverse
  669. stop buy order
  670. stop limit order
  671. stop loss order
  672. stop payment order
  673. storage of cargo
  674. storage yard
  675. store of value
  676. storm insurance
  677. straddle
  678. straddle carrier
  679. straight bill of lading
  680. straight deductible insurance
  681. straight life annuity
  682. straight life insurance
  683. straight line method of amortization
  684. straight line method of depreciation
  685. straight line rule
  686. strand
  687. strap
  688. strategic management
  689. strategic objectives
  690. strategic planning
  691. strategic plans
  692. strategy
  693. street works bond
  694. Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) analysis
  695. stress
  696. stress causes
  697. stress interview
  698. stress management
  699. strict liability
  700. strike price
  701. strike spread
  702. strip
  703. stripping
  704. strong currency
  705. structural unemployment
  706. structured finance
  707. stuffing
  708. stuffing a container
  709. subjective probability method
  710. sublease
  711. submajor firms
  712. submarine signaling
  713. submersible rig
  714. submission agreement
  715. suboptimal solution
  716. suboptimization
  717. subordinated debt
  718. subpoena
  719. subprime collapse
  720. subprime crisis
  721. subprime loan
  722. subprime meltdown
  723. subprime mortgage crisis
  724. subscription
  725. subscription market
  726. subscription right
  727. subscription warrant
  728. subsidiary
  729. subsidiary account
  730. subsidiary bank
  731. subsidiary company
  732. subsidiary ledger
  733. subsidy
  734. substainable development
  735. substandard
  736. substandard risk
  737. substantial damages
  738. substantial shareholder
  739. substantive immunity
  740. substantive law
  741. substitute goods
  742. substitutes
  743. successful efforts accounting
  744. succession planning
  745. Suezmax
  746. sufferance bond
  747. sufferance wharf
  748. suicide clause
  749. sukuk
  750. sukuk securitization
  751. sum insured
  752. sum rule
  753. summary financial statements
  754. sum-of-the-parts valuation method
  755. sum-of-the-years digits method of depreciation
  756. sunk cost
  757. super designated order turnaround
  758. Super DOT
  759. super negotiable order of withdrawal account
  760. super NOW account
  761. super profit commission
  762. superintendent
  763. supermajority
  764. supermarket
  765. super-senior debt
  766. supertanker
  767. supervisory analyst
  768. supervisory authority
  769. supplementary accident insurance
  770. supplementary goods
  771. supply
  772. supply chain
  773. supply curve
  774. supply elasticity
  775. supply price
  776. supply shock
  777. support level
  778. supra protest acceptance
  779. supramajority
  780. supreme order
  781. surplus
  782. surrender
  783. surrender charges
  784. surrender fees
  785. surrender value
  786. surtax
  787. survey
  788. survival certificate
  789. surviving company
  790. survivor benefit
  791. survivorship account
  792. survivorship annuity
  793. survivorship insurance
  794. suspended trading
  795. suspense account
  796. suspicious activity reporting (SAR)
  797. suspicious transaction
  798. suspicious transaction reporting (STR)
  799. sustainability
  800. sustainable building
  801. sustainable city
  802. sustainable development
  803. sustainable development goals
  804. sustainable finance
  805. sustainable investing
  806. sustainable resources
  807. sustainable responsible business
  808. swap
  809. swap option
  810. swap trade
  811. swaption
  812. swing loan
  813. switch arrangements
  814. switch deals
  815. switch trade
  816. SWOT analysis
  817. syndicate
  818. syndicate contract
  819. syndicated loan
  820. system
  821. system of check
  822. System Open Market Account (SOMA)
  823. systematic errors
  824. systematic investment plan
  825. systematic risks
  826. systemic risks
  827. systems theory of management