Stalingrad & Poorski (Standard & Poor’s nickname)
Standard & Poor’s (S&P) is one of the “big three” credit-rating agencies, along with Moody’s and Fitch. The financial blog Zero Hedge gave the company a Soviet-style nickname in a…
Stank of America (Bank of America nickname)
Bank of America is one of the Big Four of America's banks (along with Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo). Critics of Bank of America have given it the unflattering nickname of…
Stawk (stock)
"Stawk" is a spelling of "stock" that became popularly used on financial blogs, especially among the comments. "Blew chip stawks" was cited in print in June 2006 and…
STFR (Sell The Fucking Rip; Sell The Fucking Rally)
"STFR" stands for "Sell The Fucking Rip" or "Sell The Fucking Rally." According to this theory, if the price of an asset rises, then one should sell. " I was…
Stock Picker’s Market (Stock Pickers’ Market)
In a strong bull market, just about any stock that anyone picks is a winner. A "stock picker's market" or "stockpicker's market" (also "stock pickers'…
Stockalypse (stock + apocalypse)
"Stockalypse" (stock + apocalypse) is when there's a disaster in the stock market with a sudden collapse in stock prices. The term "stockalypse" has been cited in print…
Story Stock
A "story stock" is a stock that has a story -- that is, a stock that has some storied excitement to it. A "story stock" company could have a unique electronics product launch,…
Stress Test
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Cardiac stress testA cardiac stress test is a medical test that indirectly reflects arterial blood flow to the heart during physical exercise. When compared to…
Strip and Flip (Strip ‘n’ Flip)
"Strip and flip" (or "strip 'n' flip") is an investment term that sounds like something out of a gentleman's club. A company is acquired, reorganized…
Stuckholder
The character Larry "the Liquidator" Garfinkle in the 1989 Jerry Sterner play Other People's Money used the term "stuckholders" to refer to "stockholders." People…
Substandard & Poor or Substandard & Porous (Standard & Poor’s nickname)
Standard & Poor's (S&P) is one of the "big three" credit-rating agencies, along with Moody's and Fitch. On August 5, 2011, S&P received much criticism for…
Sucker Rally (Sucker’s Rally)
A "sucker rally" (or "sucker's rally") is a brief rally that is not sustained. It is similar to the "dead cat bounce," where a stock has fallen so far that, like…
Swexit (Switzerland + exit)
"Brexit” (Great Britain/British + exit) is a word created to define a possible British exit from the eurozone. "Brexit" has been cited in print since at least May 2012. A similar…
Swiftly Enhanced Careers (Securities and Exchange Commission or SEC nickname)
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought a case against American businessman Mark Cuban for insider trading; Cuban was found not guilty on October 16, 2013. In an interview with…
Systemically Important Financial Institution (SIFI)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Systemically important financial institutionSystemically important financial institutions (SIFI) are financial institutions that are deemed systemically…
Takeunder
A "takeunder" is similar to a "takeover." For a takeover, if a stock is trading at $20 a share, for example, the acquiring company might offer $22 . For a takeunder, a company…
Taper Tantrum (taper + temper tantrum)
The Federal Reserve Bank (the "Fed") had a large quantitative easing (QE) program in 2013; there were rumors in mid-2013 that the Fed would "taper" and end the program. The blog…
Taxicide or Tax-icide (tax + suicide)
"Taxicide" or "tax-icide" (tax + suicide) was the name given by the New York (NY) Daily News on February 20, 2010, to the February 18th incident in Austin, TX, where Joseph…
TBTF Consortium (Financial Services Roundtable nickname)
The Financial Services Roundtable is a lobbying group for big banks. In September 2012, the Zero Hedge blog wrote that the Financial Services Roundtable is also known as the "TBTF…
Temple of Capitalism (Jarmulowsky Bank nickname)
The Jarmulowsky Bank Building, at 54 Canal Street in Manhattan, was declared a New York City landmark in 2009. The 12-story building opened in 1912, just after bank founder Sender Jarmulowsky died.…