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1. Salary reduction plan

A tax deferred retirement plan which provides for an employee to have a certain amount of gross... more

2. Sales

Total value of goods or services sold by a company in a period of time, often called turnover or... more

3. Sales charge

A brokerage fee charged to a buyer of securities, shares in a mutual fund or property. In the case... more

4. Sales ledger

See... more

5. Sales tax

In the US, a state or local government tax levied on goods and services. The amount of tax is based... more

6. Sallie Mae

Familiar name for the SLM Corporation (formerly the Student Loan Marketing Association), a US body... more

7. Samurai bond

A bond issued by a foreign borrower in Japan. Denominated in yen, it can be bought by non-residents... more

8. Sarbanes-Oxley Act

US legislation that tightened up corporate financial reporting, introducing a federal accounting... more

9. Save as you earn

 (SAYE) A former UK government scheme that allowed tax concessions to people making regular savings from... more

10. Savings account

An account with a bank or financial institution which pays interest on the balance held, usually... more

11. Savings and loan (association)

In the US, a federal or state financial institution that takes depositors savings in return for... more

12. Savings and loan association

In the US, a financial institution in which depositors' savings are used to provide home mortgages... more

13. Savings element

The cash value which accumulates within a life insurance policy. The premium is applied to give... more

14. Savings rate/ratio

The amount saved by a countrys population divided by disposable income, expressed as a... more

15. Scalper

A trader who buys and sells quickly to take advantage of small price fluctuations. Usually a scalper... more

16. Schatz

German government debt with a short, two-year... more

17. Schedule

That part of an insurance or assurance policy that sets out the particular details relevant to a... more

18. Schedule D

The tax schedule under which a self-employed person's profits are... more

19. Schedule E

The tax schedule under which Directors and employees of a company are assessed. The normal basis of... more

20. Screen trading

Trading conducted via an electronic system, in contrast to face-to-face trading on an exchange... more

21. Scrip dividend

The issue of additional shares by a company to shareholders in lieu of a dividend. The shares have... more

22. Scrip issue

A free issue of shares to shareholders, in proportion to their existing holdings, prompted when a... more

23. Scripophily

A term coined in the mid-1970s to describe the hobby of collecting antique bonds, stocks and other... more

24. SDR

See special drawing... more

25. SEAQ trade

A term used by the London Stock Exchange to denote a single uncrossing trade, detailing the total... more

26. Seasonal adjustment

An adjustment made to many economic data series to remove peaks and troughs caused by seasonal... more

27. Seasoned issue

A security issued by a well established and sound performing company with generally high... more

28. Seasoned issue/offer

A security issued by a well established and sound performing company with generally high liquidity.... more

29. Seat

Membership of a securities or commodities... more

30. SEC

See Securities and Exchange... more

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