The risk factor (delta) indicates the risk of an option position relative to that of the related futures contract.
Risk premium
The expected additional return for making a risky investment rather than a safe one.
Road show
A series of meetings with potential investors in key cities, designed and performed by a company and its investment banker as the company prepares to go public.
Rolling over
The substitution of a far option for a near option of the same underlying stock at the same strike/exercise price.
Round lot
(i) For stocks, a unit of trading, usually 100 shares. (ii) For futures, an amount of a commodity equal in size to the futures contract for that commodity.
Round trip
Buying and selling of a futures or options contract.
Saitori
Saitori members of the Tokyo Stock Exchange function as middlemen in transactions between regular members. Saitori members cannot trade for their own account, nor can they accept orders from members of the public.
SAPIB
Sociedad Anónima Promotora de Inversión Bursátil (Stock Investment Promoting Corporation) - A type of Mexican company which, once registered, has a three year transition period before it is required to comply with the full regulatory regime governing public companies. The shares of a SAPIB may only be bought and traded by certain institutional and qualified investors.
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, was signed into law by U.S. President George W. Bush and became effective on July 30, 2002.The Act contains sweeping reforms for issuers of publicly traded securities, auditors, corporate board members, and lawyers. It adopts tough new provisions intended to deter and punish corporate and accounting fraud and corruption, threatening severe penalties for wrongdoers, and protecting the interests of workers and shareholders.
