1 definition by H Capote Thomson

"Standard and Poors" is a credit rating agency; Standard & Poor's issues credit ratings for the debt of companies. As such, it has designated a Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
It issues both short-term and long-term credit ratings.
It also publishes financial research and analysis on stocks and bonds. It is one of the top three players in this business, along with Moody's and Fitch Ratings.
It is also well known for its US-based S&P 500 and the Australian S&P 200 stock market index.
" I really took a bath on those S&P (SPX) 1050 calls (options reserving the right to buy particular derivatives based on the Standard & Poors 500 index, as you are speculating that the options are good to buy this is a positive position), after the Nikkei closed 300 points down"
by H Capote Thomson October 6, 2006
Get the s&p mug.