Securities
The study of stocks and the stock market must necessarily begin with defining what stocks are. Stocks are equity securities, signifying that the owners of such securities have an equity (ownership) position—a “piece of...
Category: Stock market
Preferred Stock
Preferred stock, also known as preference shares, is a special class of shares issued by joint stock companies. Preferred stock is a hybrid financial instrument that combines the properties of a debt instrument and...
Deutsche Borse
A stock market is a place where goods are exchanged and dealing is between the buyer and the seller. Here, the stocks are sometimes referred to the securities for the money. In other words,...
Stock Market
Definition and Overview A stock market (equity market/stock exchange) is a place where ownership of both shares and derivatives changes at an agreed price. Both these legal entities are listed on the stock exchanges...
Stock certificate
In corporate law, a stock certificate, also known certificate of stock or a share certificate, is a legal document that certifies ownership of a specific quantity of shares of stock in a company. When...
Common Stock
Common Stock is a term that is used to define the ownership by individual of part of a company. It is also referred to as corporate equity ownership which is a type of security. ...
Registered share
A Registered share is a stock that is registered in the name of the precise possessor. If the possessor of such a piece trades their stake, the new owner must register with title and...
Voting share
A voting share, also known as common stock or ordinary share, states that the holder of the share of stock has the right to vote their opinion when it comes to corporate policy and...