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Saucer
Technical chart pattern depicting a security whose price has reached bottom and is moving up.
Savings and loan association
National- or state-chartered institution that accepts savings deposits and invests the bulk of the funds thus received in mortgages.
Savings Association Insurance Fund
A government organization that replaced the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation as the provider of deposit insurance for thrift institutions.
Savings bank
An institution that primarily accepts consumer savings deposits and to make home mortgage loans.
Savings bond
A government bond issued in face value denominations from $50 to $10,000, with local and state tax-free interest and semiannually adjusted interest_rate.
Savings deposits
Accounts that pay interest, typically at below-market interest_rate, that do not have a specific maturity, and that usually can be withdrawn upon demand.
Savings element
Used in the context of life insurance, the cash value built up in a insurance_policy, which equals the amount of premium paid minus the cost of protection. This excess is invested by the insurance company, and the returns are tax_deferral_option inside the policy.
Savings Incentive Match Plan for Employees (SIMPLE) 401(k) plan
A tax-deferred retirement savings plan similar to a conventional 401(k) plan, redesigned with specific rules to meet the needs of small employers. The Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996 created these plans for companies with fewer than 100 employees. An employee's contributions are indexed for inflation, and employers must make annual annual matching contributions.
Savings rate
Personal savings as a percentage of disposable personal income.
SB
The ISO 3166 country code for SOLOMON ISLANDS.
SBD
The ISO 4217 currency code for the Solomon Islands Dollar.
SBWEI
See Also: Salomon Brothers World Equity Index
SC
The ISO 3166 country code for SEYCHELLES.
Scale
Payment of different rates of interest on CDs of varying maturities. A bank is said to "post a scale." Commercial paper dealers also post scales.
Scale in
Gradually taking a position in a security or market over time.
Scale order
Order to buy (sell) a security that specifies the total amount to be bought (sold) and the amount to be bought (sold) at successively decreasing (increasing) price intervals; often placed in order to average the price.
Scale-enhancing
Describes a project that is in the same risk class as the whole firm. That is, the project allows the firm to grow larger in the context of their current business rather than diversify into new businesses.
Scaling
How the characteristics of an object change as you change the size of your measuring device. For a three dimensional object, it could be the volume of an object covered as you increase the radius of a covering sphere. In a times series, it could be the change in the amplitude of the time series as you increase the increment of time.
Scalp
To trade for small gains. Scalping normally involves establishing and liquidating a position quickly, usually within the same day.
Scalping
Buying up the good IPOs.
Scattered
Used for listed equity securities. Unconcentrated buy or sell interest.
Scenario analysis
The use of horizon analysis to project total returns under different reinvestment rates and future market yields.
Schedule 13d
Disclosure form required when more than 5% of any class of equity securities in a publicly held corporation is purchased.
Schedule C
Describes membership requirements and procedures of NASD, in its bylaws.
Scheduled cash flows
The mortgage principal and interest payments due to be paid under the terms of the mortgage, not including possible prepayments.
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