Soybeansasset_classes
Soybeans are an agricultural commodity used as a tradable asset within the commodity asset class; prices are driven by supply and demand expectations and are traded primarily through futures contracts.
Terms starting with “S”
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Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC)corporate
SPAC stands for Special Purpose Acquisition Company, a shell company formed to raise capital through an initial public offering (IPO) with the intent to acquire or merge with a private company, thereby allowing that comp…
Spin-Offcorporate
A spin-off is a corporate action in which a company separates a subsidiary or business unit and distributes shares to existing shareholders, creating two independent entities.
Spinning Toptechnical
A spinning top is a candlestick pattern with a small real body and long upper and lower shadows, signaling market indecision.
Spot Pricederivatives
The spot price is the current market price for immediate delivery of an asset. In derivatives, it serves as the reference price used to value and settle contracts tied to the underlying asset, or to determine cash settle…
Spot Ratefixed_income
The spot rate for a given maturity is the current annualized rate used to discount a single cash flow due at that date; it represents the yield on a theoretical zero-coupon bond maturing at that horizon and is derived fr…
Spreadderivatives
A spread in derivatives is the difference between the prices, yields, or rates of two related instruments, or a trading approach that involves offsetting positions in two related contracts to exploit changes in their rel…
Stablecoinasset_classes
Stablecoins are a type of cryptocurrency designed to maintain a relatively stable value by pegging to a reserve asset (often fiat currency such as the U.S. dollar) or by using algorithmic rules that adjust supply.
Stagflationmacro
Stagflation is a macroeconomic condition in which inflation remains elevated while economic growth stagnates and unemployment may rise.
Standard Deviationrisk_portfolio
Standard deviation is a statistical measure of how returns vary around the mean, used to quantify the variability (volatility) of an asset or portfolio.
Status Quo Biasbehavioral
Status quo bias is a cognitive bias that favors the current state of affairs, causing people to prefer maintaining existing arrangements over making changes.
Stochastic Oscillatortechnical
The stochastic oscillator is a momentum indicator that compares a security's closing price to its price range over a specified number of periods, producing values that oscillate between 0 and 100.
Stochastic RSItechnical
Stochastic RSI (StochRSI) is a momentum indicator that applies the stochastic oscillator to RSI values to measure where the RSI sits within its recent range, highlighting potential momentum shifts.
Stock Buybackcorporate
A stock buyback, also called a share repurchase, occurs when a company uses cash to repurchase its own outstanding shares. The repurchased shares may be retired or held as treasury stock, reducing the number of shares ou…
Stop Ordermicrostructure
A stop order is an instruction to execute a trade when the market price reaches a specified stop price; when triggered, it generally becomes a market order (stop market) or, in the stop-limit variant, becomes a limit ord…
Stop-Limit Ordermicrostructure
A stop-limit order is a conditional order that becomes a limit order once a specified stop price is triggered, with a limit price that bounds the acceptable execution price.
Strategic Asset Allocationrisk_portfolio
Strategic Asset Allocation (SAA) is the long-run mix of broad asset classes used to govern a portfolio's allocation across equities, fixed income, cash equivalents, and other investments to align with goals and risk tole…
Stress Scenariorisk_portfolio
A stress scenario is a defined adverse set of hypothetical market or economic conditions used to assess how a portfolio or institution would perform under severe but plausible events. It is used in risk management and st…
Stress Testingrisk_portfolio
Stress testing is a risk-management method that evaluates how a portfolio would perform under extreme but plausible market conditions. It helps illustrate potential losses beyond baseline projections and informs resilien…
Strike Pricederivatives
The strike price is the fixed price specified in an option contract at which the holder may exchange the underlying asset when exercising the option.
Subordinated Debtcorporate
Subordinated debt is a loan or security that ranks behind senior debt in a company's repayment order; in bankruptcy, subordinated creditors are paid only after senior creditors but before most equity.
Sunk Cost Fallacybehavioral
The sunk cost fallacy is a cognitive bias in which past investments of time, money, or effort influence ongoing decisions, causing a person or organization to continue a course of action even when future costs or benefit…
Support and Resistancetechnical
Support and resistance are price levels on a chart where a security tends to halt a move due to past supply and demand dynamics. They serve as observable reference points for traders analyzing price action.
Swapderivatives
A swap is a derivative contract in which two parties agree to exchange a series of cash flows based on a notional amount, typically to manage exposure to interest rates, currencies, or credit risk.
Swap Paymentderivatives
A swap payment is the periodic cash amount exchanged under a swap contract, based on a stated notional amount and the comparison of two cash-flow legs on each payment date.
Swap Ratederivatives
The swap rate is the fixed rate used in a plain-vanilla interest rate swap that makes the present value of fixed payments equal to the present value of expected floating payments on a given notional amount.
Swap Spreadderivatives
Swap spread is the difference between the fixed rate of a plain-vanilla interest rate swap and the yield on a government bond of the same maturity. It is typically quoted in basis points and reflects funding costs, credi…
Swap-Based ETFasset_classes
A swap-based ETF is an exchange-traded fund that uses a total return swap with a counterparty to replicate index returns instead of physically owning the index constituents.
Swaptionderivatives
A swaption is a derivative contract that gives the holder the right, but not the obligation, to enter into an underlying swap on or before a specified date.
Symmetrical Triangletechnical
A symmetrical triangle is a chart pattern formed by two converging trendlines, one connecting lower highs and one connecting higher lows, signaling price consolidation. The breakout direction is not predetermined and can…
Synergiescorporate
Synergies are the potential value gains that can arise when two organizations combine. These gains include cost savings or expanded revenue opportunities beyond the sum of the separate entities.
Synergycorporate
Synergy in a corporate setting is the idea that combining two or more businesses, functions, or assets can create value that exceeds the sum of their separate parts. It is often cited as a rationale for mergers, strategi…
Synthetic ETFasset_classes
A synthetic ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that uses derivatives, typically swaps, to replicate a benchmark rather than holding the index components directly.
Synthetic Replicationasset_classes
Synthetic replication is a method to reproduce the payoff of a reference asset or index using derivatives and cash, rather than owning the underlying asset.
Systematic Riskrisk_portfolio
Systematic risk, also called market risk or non-diversifiable risk, is the portion of an asset's risk tied to factors that affect the entire market and cannot be eliminated through diversification. These broad forces inc…