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Spot Contract

An agreement to buy or sell an asset today, not in the future. That means the underlying (such as a...

Stock Dividend

A non-standard type of dividend that involves the distribution of promissory notes that entail some type of payment at a...

Secular Uptrend

A secular market that is characterized by a very long upward trend. A secular uptrend combines the characteristics of both...

Sweeper

An algo (algorithm) that is designed to ping and, then, manipulate a dark pool. It is a type of black...

Snake Algorithm

A trading algorithm that combines displayed liquidity (lit liquidity) and non-displayed liquidity (dark liquidity) with aggressive and passive strategies. This...

Streaming Liquidity Pool

A dark pool that that does not place a minimum size (block size) for each order. It allows participants to...

Step-Up Order

An order (buy or sell order) that is placed in the market or a venue in advance of the public...

Scripophily

The trading of old securities certificates as collectors' items. Due to the specific nature of this trading, these certificates have...

Spoofing

An illegal practice that involves placing a quote that would be canceled prior to its execution. The happens when a...

Strobing

A type of spoofing that is carried out by rapidly placing and canceling an order (the same order) in order...