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Straight through processing (STP)

The processing of a trade, whose data is compliant with internal and external requirements, through systems from post-execution through settlement without manual intervention.Simply put it means seamless integration...

December 19, 2010

Straddle

In finance, a straddle is a strategy that involves the simultaneous purchase or sale of put and call options that share the same strike price and expiration date....

December 19, 2010

Stock splits

A distribution of company’s own capital stock to existing stockholders with the purpose of reducing the market price of the stock, which would hopefully increase the demand for...

December 19, 2010

Stock option

The right to purchase shares of common stock in accordance with an agreement, upon payment of a specified amount; a compensation scheme under which executives are granted options...

December 17, 2010

Stock exchange

Stock exchanges are defined by the Securities Contract (Regulation) Act, 1956 [SCRA]. As per this act, any body of individuals, whether incorporated or not, constituted for the purpose...

December 17, 2010

Stock lending

The lending of a security by the registered owner, to an authorized third party, for a fixed or open period of time, for an agreed consideration secured by...

December 17, 2010

Stock dividend

A dividend paid to stockholders in shares of stock of the issuing corporation, issued to stockholders or record out of the unissued stock of the corporation, involving no...

December 17, 2010

Standard Price

The standard price of a security is generally worked out as a weighted average price of all recorded transactions for that security adjusted to the nearest rupee.

December 17, 2010

Stakeholder

Any individual or group who has an interest in a firm; in addition to shareholders and bondholders, includes labor, consumers, suppliers, the local community and so on.

December 17, 2010

Staggered Board (U.S.)

A board of directors in which only a certain number of the directors say, a third, are elected each year. This is considered one effective method through which...

December 17, 2010

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