Financial Theory Terms

  1. Robert W. Fogel

  2. Rocket Scientist

  3. Roll's Critique

  4. Roy's Safety-First Criterion - SFRatio

  5. Rubinomics

  6. Rule Of 72

  7. Rule Of Thumb

  8. Russell Microcap Index

  9. Russell Midcap Index

  10. Sacred Cow

  11. Safe Asset

  12. Safety-First Rule

  13. Sample Selection Bias

  14. Sampling Error

  15. Say's Law Of Markets

  16. Scarcity Principle

  17. Scenario Analysis

  18. Scheffe's Test

  19. Seasonal Industry

  20. Seasonality

  21. Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate - SAAR

  22. Secondary Mortgage Market Enhancement Act - SMMEA

  23. Sector Breakdown

  24. Secular Market

  25. Securities Exchange Act Of 1934

  26. Security Market Line - SML

  27. Self-Interest

  28. Sell Side

  29. Semi-Strong Form Efficiency

  30. Semivariance

  31. Sensitivity

  32. Senti-Meter

  33. Series 51

  34. Series 86/87

  35. Service Sector

  36. Shadowing

  37. Shapley Value

  38. Sharpe Ratio

  39. Sherman Antitrust Act

  40. Shirkah

  41. Short Interest Theory

  42. Shortage

  43. Shortfall

  44. Signature Loan

  45. Silver ETF

  46. Singapore Exchange - SGX

  47. Six Forces Model

  48. Six Sigma

  49. Six-Force Model

  50. Skewness

  51. Small Firm Effect

  52. Small Minus Big - SMB

  53. Small-Value Stock

  54. Social Capital

  55. Social Choice Theory

  56. Social Good

  57. Social Sciences

  58. Socialism

  59. Socionomics

  60. Soft Landing

  61. Soft Metrics

  62. Solow Residual

  63. Speculative Bubble

  64. Speculative Flow

  65. Speculative Risk

  66. Spin Out

  67. Spot Rate

  68. Spread To Worst

  69. SSE Composite

  70. Stabilization Policy

  71. Standard Deviation

  72. Standby Letter of Credit - SLOC

  73. Standing Mortgage

  74. Star

  75. Starbucks Index

  76. Statistically Significant

  77. Statistics

  78. Steady State Economy

  79. Sterilized Intervention

  80. Stimulus Package

  81. Stochastic Modeling

  82. Stochastic Volatility - SV

  83. Stock Market Crash Of 1929

  84. Stock Market Crash Of 1987

  85. Store Of Value

  86. Stress Testing

  87. Strong Form Efficiency

  88. Structured Investment Products - SIPS

  89. Stub

  90. Stutzer Index

  91. Style Analysis

  92. Sub-Asset Class

  93. Subjective Probability

  94. Subprime Credit

  95. Subprime Credit Card

  96. Subprime Market

  97. Subprime Meltdown

  98. Subscription Right

  99. Super Floater

  100. Supply

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