Category: S

An independent and verified description of a link between a cause and an effect. It wil be deduced from observations and experiments and is considered to be applicable universally.

A strategy used when selecting stock where a company is evaluated based on a set of criteria. It can be screened by hand or with an interset based tool or using software

A risk that only occurs at a particular time of the year.

A strategy used in acquisition where there are two suppliers or producers who qualify to supply the same item.

The labour market of insecure jobs with little or no payment and poor conditions.

A computer system that is designed for dedicated servers only to provide a secure online commerce transaction over a network such as the internet.

The approaches used in order to subdivide a market or population into segments with similar characteristics. Five major strategies, behaviour, benefit, demographic, geographic and psychgraphic segmentation.

A legal instrument enforced by a judicial process that is effective immediately without the need for any other requirements.

An expectation about a circumstance that can be negative or positive that can affect how a person acts that causes the expectations to be fulfilled.

The study in scientific terms of words and also how meanings are applied to words.

The relationship where a single pension plan sponsor retains an investment manager under a stated policy for investment that is exclusive to the sponsor.

A method of identifying data transactions that occur concurrently with one another but are independent of one another.

A lease of equipment where the lessee needs to maintain and to service the asset that is leased.

The completeion of a service that has been requested by clients that has resulted in a request for paymnent.

The package that is offered to employees whose contract has been closed for work. Will include payment for a set period of time after which employment is terminated.

A process where the share holder will exchange for interest repayments.The collateral could be shares or debentures from the company.

4 step process of quality control. 1. Plan, 2. Do, 3. Check, 4. Act. Named after Dr Walter Shewart, mathematician who proposed this idea.

The time it takes a shipped order to reach its destination. Combined with order time it is the elapsed time between the requisition and avauilability.

A call option type with different strategies. In one an investor will sell a covered call, while in the other the investor sell a naked call.

An asset that has a life span less than 5 years or equal to 5 years.