Shares

Issued as a part of Equity Financing. Refers to a specific form of equity ownership in a company; stock prices […]

Shill bid

An offer to purchase made without intent to purchase. They are often used to incite willing buyers to make higher […]

Shock

An exogenous change in some of the fundamental data used in a model.

Short run (model)

The term does not refer to a period of time, but instead to what is exogenous: prices, wages, the capital […]

Short selling

The sale of an asset borrowed by the seller, with the intention of buying it back at a lower price. […]

Short side (of a market)

The side (either supply or demand) on which the number of desired transactions is least (for example, employers are on […]

Short squeeze

In finance, some parties sell stocks prior to purchasing them (shorting the market). Others may attempt to “squeeze” the shorters […]

Short term loans

Short term loans relatively small amounts of money that have to be paid back within three to 18 months. They’re […]

Short-run equilibrium

An equilibrium that will prevail while certain variables (for example, the number of firms in a market) remain constant, but […]

Short-termism

This subjective term refers to the case when the person making a judgement places too much weight on costs, benefits, […]