| Securities Transaction Tax (STT) | STT is a tax applicable on every transaction of sale or purchase of securities from a recognised stock exchange. This includes shares, derivatives or units of equity-oriented mutual funds. |
| Securitization | It is a process of pooling different financial securities into one product and then selling to investors. This helps company raise funds and create liquidity as more number of investors can now buy the product. |
| Sharpe Ratio | This ratio measures the risk-adjusted performance for each unit of dispersion measured by Standard Deviation. |
| Standard Deviation | Standard deviation depicts how spread out the returns of a fund are. It is a measure which helps to find how volatile a fund is. More standard deviation means more volatility. |
| Systematic transfer plan (STP) | Under STP an investor can transfer a certain amount of investments from one scheme to the another at regular intervals. This helps investor reduce his risk gradually and shift from one asset type to another. |
| Systematic Withdrawal Plan (SWP) | Under SWP an investor can withdraw money at pre determined intervals. The money withdrawn at every interval can be fixed or variable depending upon the investor's requirements. |
