Tag: definition
Resistance
Stock prices and index levels are constantly graphed on charts to get a sense of the highs, and the lows, as well as the...
Santa Claus Rally
DefinitionA Santa Claus rally is a rise in stock prices in the month of December, generally seen over the final week of trading prior...
Small Cap
What is Small Cap? Small cap refers to companies with small market capitalization. The definition tends to change a lot, but it generally refers...
Savings Association Insurance Fund (SAIF)
What is 'Savings Association Insurance Fund - SAIF' A government insurance fund for savings and loans and thrift institutions in the United...
Sales Mix
What is a 'Sales Mix' Sales mix is a calculation that determines the proportion of each product a business sells, relative to...
Safekeeping
What is 'Safekeeping' Safekeeping is the storage of assets or other items of value in a protected area. Individuals may...
Samurai Market
What is 'Samurai Market' A slang term for the stock market in Japan. Samurai market is usually used buy non-residents of Japan,...
Sale and Repurchase Agreement (SRA)
What is 'Sale and Repurchase Agreement - SRA' An open market operation, implemented by the central Bank of Canada, that is designed...
Sampling Error
DefinitionIn statistics, sampling error is incurred when the statistical characteristics of a population are estimated from a subset, or sample, of that population. Since...
Saturday Night Special
What is 'Saturday Night Special' An obsolete takeover strategy where one company attempted a takeover of another company by making a sudden...