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Scrip
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ScripA temporary document that represents a portion of a share of stock, often issued after a stock split or spin-off.
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Share
A share is a certificate of ownership in a company/corporation. It is the same as a stock.
Stock
US equivalent of the British word "share", a block of shares with a nominal value of 100, or various kinds of fixed-interest securities; in Britain, goods stored ready for sale, raw materials, work in progress and finished but unsold products.
Split
Sometimes companies split their outstanding shares into more shares.
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Scripophily
Collecting stock and bond certificates for their scarcity, rather than for their value as securities.
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Schedule 13D
Disclosure form required when more than 5% of any class of equity securities in a publicly held corporation is purchased.
Schedule C
Describes membership requirements and procedures of NASD, in its bylaws.
Scheduled cash flows
The mortgage principal and interest payments due to be paid under the terms of the mortgage, not including possible prepayments.
Scorched earth policy
Often used in risk arbitrage. Any technique a company that has become the target of a takeover attempt uses to make itself unattractive to the acquirer.
Screen stocks
To analyze various stocks in search of stocks that meet predetermined criteria.
Scrip
Scripophily
Collecting stock and bond certificates for their scarcity, rather than for their value as securities.
Search costs
Costs associated with locating a counterparty to a trade, including explicit costs (such as advertising) and implicit costs (such as the value of time).
Seasonal unemployment
Exists in trades or occupations where work fluctuates according to the time of year.
Seasonally adjusted
Mathematically adjusted by moderating a macroeconomic indicator (e.g., oil prices-imports) so that relative comparisons can be drawn from month to month all year.
Seasoned
In the case of equity, having gained a reputation for quality with the investing public and enjoying liquidity in the secondary market; in the case of convertibles, having traded for at least 90 days after issue in Europe, and thus available for sale legally to U.S. investors.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Share
A share is a certificate of ownership in a company/corporation. It is the same as a stock.
Stock
US equivalent of the British word "share", a block of shares with a nominal value of 100, or various kinds of fixed-interest securities; in Britain, goods stored ready for sale, raw materials, work in progress and finished but unsold products.
Split
Sometimes companies split their outstanding shares into more shares.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Scripophily
Collecting stock and bond certificates for their scarcity, rather than for their value as securities.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Schedule 13D
Disclosure form required when more than 5% of any class of equity securities in a publicly held corporation is purchased.
Schedule C
Describes membership requirements and procedures of NASD, in its bylaws.
Scheduled cash flows
The mortgage principal and interest payments due to be paid under the terms of the mortgage, not including possible prepayments.
Scorched earth policy
Often used in risk arbitrage. Any technique a company that has become the target of a takeover attempt uses to make itself unattractive to the acquirer.
Screen stocks
To analyze various stocks in search of stocks that meet predetermined criteria.
Scrip
Scripophily
Collecting stock and bond certificates for their scarcity, rather than for their value as securities.
Search costs
Costs associated with locating a counterparty to a trade, including explicit costs (such as advertising) and implicit costs (such as the value of time).
Seasonal unemployment
Exists in trades or occupations where work fluctuates according to the time of year.
Seasonally adjusted
Mathematically adjusted by moderating a macroeconomic indicator (e.g., oil prices-imports) so that relative comparisons can be drawn from month to month all year.
Seasoned
In the case of equity, having gained a reputation for quality with the investing public and enjoying liquidity in the secondary market; in the case of convertibles, having traded for at least 90 days after issue in Europe, and thus available for sale legally to U.S. investors.
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