standard deduction
The standard deduction is a fixed-dollar reduction to your adjusted gross income (AGI) that lowers the amount of income subject to federal income tax.…
Stagflation
Summary Stagflation is the simultaneous occurrence of stagnant economic growth, rising unemployment, and persistent inflation. It poses a difficult dilemma because conventional policy tools…
Spread
Key takeaway – In finance, a “spread” is any difference between two related prices, rates, yields, or option positions. Spreads are central to understanding…
Spread Betting
Key takeaways – Spread betting is a way to speculate on the price movement of a financial instrument without owning the underlying asset. –…
spot price
• The spot price is the current market price at which an asset can be bought or sold for immediate delivery (after settlement). –…
Spot Market
• The spot market (or cash market) is where assets are bought and sold for immediate payment and near-term delivery. Common assets: commodities, currencies,…
SPOOFING
Spoofing is a deceptive tactic in which a criminal falsifies an identifier—an email address, display name, phone number, text sender ID, website URL, GPS…
spinning top candlestick
A spinning top is a single-bar candlestick with a small real body (open and close are close together) and relatively long upper and lower…
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)
Key takeaways – A SPAC (special purpose acquisition company), also called a “blank‑check company,” raises capital in an IPO with the explicit purpose of…
Special Drawing Rights (SDRs)
Key takeaways – Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) are an international reserve asset created by the IMF in 1969 to supplement members’ official reserves and…