Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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• STAIR-STEPPING - In which market activity is characterized by a trend, then sideways movements, followe...
  
  
• STAKE - a share or an interest in an enterprise, especially a financial share.
  
  
• STAKEHOLDER - Any group or individual that has an interest in a company.
  
  
• STAKEHOLDERS - All parties that have an interest, financial or otherwise, in a firm-stockholders, credi...
  
  
• STALE CHECK - a check that is six months or older than the date affixed to the check by the maker. If a...
  
  
• STALE DATED CHECK - the Uniform Commercial Code that allows the dishonorment of checks 6 months or olde...
  
  
• STALE PRICE - An old price of the asset that does not reflect the most recent information.
  
  
• STALE PRICE ARBITRAGE - For a number of assets, the most recent transaction price at 4PM ET does not fu...
  
  
• STALE-DATED CHECK - a check payable on demand that remains uncashed for an unreasonable length of time ...
  
  
• STALKING HORSE - In bankruptcy proceedings, this refers to the company that first bids for the companie...