Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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• SHORT-THE-BASIS - A person or firm that has a commitment to sell in the cash or spot markets and hedges...
  
  
• SHORTAGE COST - Costs that fall with increases in the level of investment in current assets.
  
  
• SHORTENING - Is the reduction of the held duration for assets or liabilities. It can be intentional or ...
  
  
• SHORTFALL RISK - The risk of falling short of any investment target.
  
  
• SHORTING STOCKS - Instead of purchasing shares of a stock you think is going up in price, you borrow sh...
  
  
• SHOTGUN APPROACH - strike out widely, as opposed to targeted rifle shot
  
  
• SHOW AND TELL LIST - Used in the context of general equities. Block list which is full of real customer...
  
  
• SHOW ME BUYER/SELLER - Used in the context of general equities. Customer who has not placed a firm orde...
  
  
• SHOW STOPPER - A legal barrier, such as a scorched-earth policy or shark repellant system, that firms u...
  
  
• SHOWER PAN - A waterproof "pan" placed beneath the floor tiles or concrete base of a shower that preven...