A group that is able to organise itself and whose members are able to manage and plan their day-to-day activity. There is little or no supervision on the group.
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SELF-MUKDEB, or SELF-SLAUGHTER
See FELO DE SE; SUICIDE.
SELF-ORGANIZATION
The ability a system has that it can arrange its elements or components spontaneously and in a purposeful and non-random manner.
SELF-PACED LEARNING
A method of learning that is initiated and directed by the learner.
SELF-PRESERVATION
a term that is used for a person’s basic instinct of survival and protecting their own health, body and life.
SELF-REGARDING EVIDENCE
Evidence which either serves or disserves the party is so called. This species of evidence is either self-serving (which is not in general receivable) or self-disserving, which is Invariably receivable, […]
SELF-REGULATORY ORGANIZATION (SRO)
An organisation that has been authorised to enforce and develop the regulations for an industry. Examples are NASD, Financial Accounting Standards Board, NGFA, IASB.
SELF-SERVE ADVERTISING
A way to reduce cost by placing ads without using an advertising sales rep. Allows the advertiser greater convenience in placing ads.
SELF-SERVING BIAS
The tendency to take credit for a successful outcome but to deny any responsibility for unsuccessful ones.
SELF-SERVING STATEMENT
a term for a statement that is made to serve your own purpose.
SELF-SUPPORTING BOND
A bond that is repaid by revenue the project has generated.
SELFINSURANCE
A form of active protection whereby a fund is established by a firm to be used to cover expected losses. AKA selffunding.
SELFLIQUIDATING LOAN
Selling inventory to pay off an asset conversion loan that is secured or unsecured usually obtained for a product that is seasonally demanded. AKA asset conversion loan.
SELFREGULATORY ORGANIZATION (SRO)
A secular firm with the ability to regulate and standardize the industry by providing ethical rules.
SELFTENDER
The buyback of stock to increase the treasury stock contra account reducing equity on the open market by a company that sporadically has additional funds.
SELION OF LAND
In old English law . A ridge of ground rising between two furrows, containing no certain quantity, but sometimes more and sometimes less. Termes de la Ley .
SELL
To dispose of by sale, (q. v.)
SELL DOWN
Using syndications, participations and subunderwritings to reduce a new loans or bonds risk exposure.
SELL LIMIT ORDER
An order to sell a specific number of shares at a set price or higher.
SELL OFF
intensive selling in a market that is in decline that is spurred on by the threat of lower prices.
SELL PLUS ORDER
When a price exceeds a prior sale an order is executed to sell the securities for a profit.
SELL SHORT
A strategy in trading where an investor will borrow shares from a security or futures contract and will offer them for sale to other investors. The investor believes the price […]
SELL SIDE
The methods, processes and tools that are used to sell a product such as catalogues, displays or processing equipment and channels of distribution .
SELL THE BOOK
An order to sell as much as possible to the agent or broker at the current market value .
SELL THE BOOK ORDER
Selling as much stock as possible at the current market price .