Forex – Foreign exchange market; also currency, forex, or FX.
See also Forex broker
Forex
Standing
Used in the context of general equities. Level of priority in the trading crowd.
Standby fee
Amount paid to an underwriter who agrees to purchase any stock that is not subscribed to the public investor in a rights offering.
Standby agreement
In a rights issue, agreement that the underwriter will purchase any stock not purchased by investors.
Standardized value
Also called the normal deviate, the distance of one data point from the mean, divided by the standard deviation of the distribution.
Standardized normal distribution
A normal distribution with a mean of 0 and a standard deviation of 1.
Standard error
In statistics, a measure of the possible error in an estimate. Plus or minus 2 standard errors usually provides a 95% confidence interval.
Standard deviation
The square root of the variance. A measure of dispersion of a set of data from their mean.
S&P
Used in the context of general equities. Standard & Poors Corporation.
Stand-alone principle
Investment principle that states a firm should accept or reject a project by comparing it with securities in the same risk class.
