Welcome to Your Financial Glossary
Navigating the world of finance can be intimidating, especially when you’re just starting out. That’s why we’ve created this glossary of essential financial terms to help you better understand money matters in South Africa.
Whether you’re opening your first bank account, investing in the stock market, or planning for retirement, knowing these terms will give you a solid foundation.
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- Safe Deposit Box
- Sales Tax
- SARS Filing
- Savings Account
- Savings and Investment Club
- Savings Certificate
- Savings Goal
- Savings Plan
- Scenario Analysis
- Scrip Dividend
- Seasoned Equity Offering (SEO)
- Second Property Mortgage
- Secure Socket Layer (SSL)
- Securities and Exchange
- Securities Financing Transaction Regulation (SFTR)
- Securities Offering
- Securitization
- Security Analysis
- Security Market Line (SML)
- Security Token
- Self-Assessment
- Self-Insurance
- Self-Insured Retention (SIR)
- Seller’s Agent
- Senior Savings Account
- Sensitivity Analysis
- Service Financing
- Service Level Agreement (SLA)
- Service Sector Output
- Settlement Risk
- Shadow Banking
- Share Buyback
- Share Buybacks
- Share Repurchase
- Shareholder
- Shareholder Activism
- Shareholder Value Added (SVA)
- Shariah-Compliant Finance
- Short Position
- Short Selling
- Short Selling Regulation
- Short-term Insurance
- Side Hustle
- Sidechain
- Simple Interest
- Sin Tax
- Single Tax
- Small-Cap Stocks
- Smart Contract Security Audit
- Smart Contracts
- Smart Wallets
- Snark/Stark Technology
- Socially Responsible Investment (SRI)
- Solar Panel Financing
- Solvency II Directive
- South African Automated Payment System (SAAPS)
- South African Insurance Association (SAIA)
- South African Reserve Bank (SARB)
- South African Revenue Service (SARS)
- Sovereign Debt
- Sovereign Risk
- Sovereign Wealth Fund
- Special Economic Zone (SEZ)
- Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC)
- Speculative Risk
- Spin-Off
- Split Loan
- Spot Market
- Stablecoin
- Stablecoin Algorithm
- Stagflation
- Staking Rewards
- Standard Bank
- Standby Letter of Credit (SBLC)
- Standing Order
- Stochastic Process in Finance
- Stock Broker
- Stock Buyback
- Stock Market
- Stock Market Index
- Stock Market Listing
- Stock Split
- Stokvel
- Stop Limit Order
- Stop-Loss Order
- Stop Order
- Store Card
- Strategic Alliance
- Strategic Financial Analysis
- Strategic Risk
- Stress Testing
- Strike Price
- Structural Reform
- Structured Finance
- Structured Products
- Structured Trade Finance
- Student Account
- Student Checking Account
- Student Loan
- Study Abroad Financing
