Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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• SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCE - The holding of a large portion of the equity of a corporation, usually at least...
  
  
• SIGNIFICANT ORDER - An order to buy or sell a large enough quantity of securities that the price of the...
  
  
• SIGNIFICANT ORDER IMBALANCE - A large number of buy or sell orders for a stock that cause an abnormally...
  
  
• SILENT PARTNER - A partner in a business who has no role in management but shares in the liability, tax...
  
  
• SILENT PARTNERSHIP - the relation of partnership sustained by a person who furnishes capital only, i.e....
  
  
• SILENT SECOND - A second mortgage offered at preferential (subsidized) terms to those who qualify. For...
  
  
• SILL - Horizontal members, which act as the base for subfloor systems, porches, or windows.
  
  
• SILVER CERTIFICATE - a form of U. S. paper currency. The certificate is a receipt for a stated amount o...
  
  
• SILVER PARACHUTES - These provisions are similar to Golden Parachutes in that they provide severance pa...
  
  
• SIMEX - Is the Singapore International Monetary Exchange.