Straight-through processing (STP) refers to the end-to-end automation of a business process without the need for manual intervention. It is widely used in financial services, insurance, telecommunications, supply-chain...
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....
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...
A stock option is a financial contract granting the holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell a specific quantity of a company’s shares at...
A Stock Exchange is an organised marketplace where securities such as shares, bonds, and other financial instruments are bought and sold. It provides a structured platform that facilitates...
Stock Lending, also known as Securities Lending, is a financial transaction in which an investor or institution (the lender) temporarily transfers ownership of securities such as shares, bonds,...
A stock dividend is a corporate action in which a company distributes additional shares to its existing shareholders in proportion to the number of shares they already hold,...
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.
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.
A Staggered Board, also known as a Classified Board, is a corporate governance structure in which the members of a company’s board of directors are divided into different...
