Tag: firms
Rainmaker
What is 'Rainmaker' A broker or financial advisor who brings a large number of wealthy clients to the firm he or she...
Ratings Service
What is 'Ratings Service' A company, such as Moody's or Standard & Poor's, that rates various debt and preferred stock issues for...
Sarbanes-Oxley Act Of 2002 (SOX)
What is the 'Sarbanes-Oxley Act Of 2002 - SOX' The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) is an act passed by U.S. Congress...
SAMA Foreign Holdings (Saudi Arabia)
What is 'SAMA Foreign Holdings (Saudi Arabia)' A Saudi Arabian sovereign wealth fund. The fund is controlled by the Saudi Arabian Monetary...
Satisficing
DefinitionSatisficing is a decision-making strategy or cognitive heuristic that entails searching through the available alternatives until an acceptability threshold is met. The term satisficing,...
Backdating
DefinitionOptions backdating is the practice of altering the date a stock option was granted, to a usually earlier date at which the underlying stock...
Back-Of-The-Envelope Calculation
What is 'Back-Of-The-Envelope Calculation' An informal mathematical computation, often performed on a scrap of paper such as an envelope. A back-of-the-envelope calculation...
Canadian Derivatives Clearing Corporation (CDCC)
What is 'Canadian Derivatives Clearing Corporation - CDCC' The central clearing counterparty for exchange-traded derivative products, such as options and futures, in...
Imperfect Competition
What is imperfect competition and why does it exist
Imperfect competition is a type of market structure where there are not enough buyers or sellers...
Patent
What is a 'Patent' A patent is a government license that gives the holder exclusive rights to a process, design or new...