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Sales LoadThe sales fee that the buyer pays in order to acquire an asset. ...
ScripStock certificate that is evidence of ownership. ...
SeatMembership in a stock or futures exchange. ...
SECSecurities and Exchange Commission: A commission created by Congress to regulate the securities markets and protect investors. It is composed of five commissioners appointed by the ...
Securities and Exchange Commission(SEC) - Organization which regulates the US securities markets to protect investors. ...
SecurityAn instrument which can be traded (for example, stocks, bonds, and so on). ...
SeriesAll option contracts of the same class that also have the same unit of trade, expiration date, and exercise price. Option contracts of the same ...
SettlementIn relation to stocks it is the arrangement between broking houses for the payment or receipt of cash or shares. ...
ShareA unit of equity in a company. ...
Share SplitIncreasing a companies shares outstanding by splitting the par value of existing shares and distributing additional shares pro rata to share holders. ...
ShortSelling an investment security in anticipation that the price will fall. ...
Short CallA bearish strategy that involves selling a call option to collect the premium. ...
Short PutA bullish strategy that involves selling a put option to collect the premium. ...
Short SellingA risky and speculative practice involving the sale of a stock that the seller doesn't possess. The seller is effectively betting that the price of ...
Short StockSelling shares of stock in anticipation that the price will go down. ...
SkewA descriptive measure of lopsidedness in a distribution. ...
SlippageThe difference between estimated transaction costs and actual transaction costs. The difference is usually composed of price revisions or spread and commission costs. ...
Small-Cap StocksSmaller (and sometimes newer) companies associated with high risk and high potential rewards. Can be illiquid to trade with large bid–ask spreads. ...
Speculative StocksSpeculative stocks have the potential for above-average returns, but they also carry above-average risk of loss if the company does poorly or goes bankrupt.Speculative stocks ...
SpeculatorAn investor or trader who is willing to take large risks for a chance to make large gains. ...
SpreadThe difference between the bid price and the ask price (buy price and sell price) ...
StochasticA technical indicator, which is an oscillator based on the relationship of the open, high, low, close of price bars. ...
StockA share of a company's stock translates into ownership of part of the company. Thus, when you own any shares of a company's stock, you ...
Stock SplitA stock split is when there is an increase in the number of outstanding shares without an increase in the shareholder equity. ...
Stop AlarmA "Stop Alarm" is held by the broker as well. The difference is, if the stock should trigger an alarm price, the broker is directed to ...
Stop LimitThis is an order that says once the stock's market price touches or goes below the stop limit order price, the stop limit order is ...
Stop LossIt is advisable to protect loss potential by entering an order that will "stop" the trade if the stock or option trades at a certain ...
Stop MarketThis type of stop loss order is known by various names, such as "stop," "stop loss," and "stop market." This is an order that says ...
Stop OrderA stop order is an order to buy or sell a stock once the price of the stock reaches a specified price, known as the ...
Stop-Loss OrderAn order to sell when the price of the stock declines to, or below, a stated price. The purpose of this is to reduce the ...
StraddleA neutral trade that involves simultaneously buying a call and put at the same strike price and with the same Expiration Date. Requires the underlying asset ...
StrangleA "Strangle" is an option strategy that gives you the potential to profit in a trade no matter which way the stock moves. This is ...
Strike PriceA price at which the stock or commodity underlying a call or put option can be purchased (in the case of a call) or sold ...
Structured NotesA structured note, in its most popular form, is essentially a bond that’s structured so that it gives the holder (buyer) of the note a ...
SupportA price level at which a stock or market begins seeing increasing demand or buying interest. It serves as a floor to lower prices. ...

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