american depositary receipts

  • 1American Depositary Receipts — (ADRs) A mechanism designed to facilitate trading in shares of non US companies in the US stock markets. The main purpose is to create an instrument which can easily be settled through US stock market clearing systems. + American Depositary… …

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  • 2American Depositary Receipts — Certificates issued in the USA representing the right to ownership of shares in a UK (or other foreign) company. A bank will buy shares in a UK company and issue receipts into the USA in respect of those shares. Typically, one ADR will represent… …

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  • 3American Depositary Shares — (ADSs) Shares evidenced by American Depositary Receipts (ADRs). ADSs are issued by a depositary bank and represent one or more shares of a non US issuer held by the depositary bank. The main purpose of ADSs is to facilitate trading in shares of… …

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  • 4American Depositary Receipt — Als American Depositary Receipt (ADR, oft auch American Depository Receipt oder American Depositary Share) werden auf Dollar lautende, von US amerikanischen Depotbanken (depositary banks) in den USA ausgegebene Aktienzertifikate bzw.… …

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  • 5American Depositary Share — Ein American Depositary Receipt (ADR, oft auch American Depository Receipt oder American Depositary Share) ist ein Hinterlegungsschein und somit ein Zertifikat, das von einem US amerikanischen Kreditinstitut ausgestellt wird, das die… …

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  • 6American Depositary Receipt — (ADRs) A mechanism designed to facilitate trading in shares of non US companies in the US stock markets. The main purpose is to create an instrument which can easily be settled through US stock market clearing systems. + American Depositary… …

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  • 7American depositary receipt — ( ADR) Trust receipts equal to a specific number of shares of corporate stock issued in a foreign country. ADRs are sold and traded in the United States. American Banker Glossary * * *    ► See ADR. * * * American Depositary Receipt UK US noun… …

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  • 8American Depositary Receipt — n. a receipt representing foreign shares of stock held on deposit in an American bank: receipts are denominated in U.S. dollars and traded on American exchanges: also ADR * * * …

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  • 9American Depositary Receipt — n. a receipt representing foreign shares of stock held on deposit in an American bank: receipts are denominated in U.S. dollars and traded on American exchanges: also ADR …

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  • 10Global Depositary Receipts — See American Depositary Receipts. Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein financial glossary …

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