R
ROI - Rate on investment is return divided by value of investment
Redemption - Maturity date of a security or a bond
Recession - An economic situation of negative growth
Repo rate - Rate at which Central bank (RBI in case of India) lends money to commercial banks
Reverse repo rate - Rate at which commercial banks lends to central bank
Right issue - Issue of shares in which existing shareholders gets right to buy shares in proportion of their existing holding
Risk free return - Rate of return, normally it is 90 days bills issued by a national government
S
Stagnation - An economic situation of slow economic growth, high rate unemployment and inflation.
Shorting - Selling securities which an investors don't have in expectation of price drop
U
Underwriters - In case of an IPO, new companies makes contracts with underwriter where underwriters promises to purchase unsubscribe shares.
W
Working capital - Money required by a business to run its day to day business.
Working capital = Current assets / Current liabilities
Warrants - A document which gives right to holder to get shares at stated price