stock form of ownership
11stock — The goods and wares of a merchant or tradesman, kept for sale and traffic. In a larger sense, the capital of a merchant or other person, including his merchandise, money, and credits, or, in other words, the entire property employed in business.… …
12Ownership equity — In accounting terms, after all liabilities are paid, ownership equity is the remaining interest in assets. If valuations placed on assets do not exceed liabilities, negative equity exists. Shareholders equity (or stockholders equity, shareholders …
13Stock — For capital stock in the sense of the fixed input of a production function, see Physical capital. For other uses, see Stock (disambiguation). Financial markets Public market Exchange Securities …
14Stock market — Financial markets Public market Exchange Securities Bond market Fixed income Corporate bond Government bond Municipal bond …
15Form 10-K — A Form 10 K is an annual report required by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), that gives a comprehensive summary of a public company s performance. Although similarly named, the annual report on Form 10 K is distinct from the… …
16Stock Certificate — The physical piece of paper representing ownership in a company. Stock certificates will include information such as the number of shares owned, the date, an identification number, usually a corporate seal, and signatures. They are a bit bigger… …
17Stock transfer agent — A Stock transfer agent is a company, usually a third party unrelated to stock transactions, who cancels the name and certificate of the former stockholder who sold the stock, and substitutes the new owners name on the Official Master Shareholder… …
18Stock Swap — The exchange of one asset for another. A stock swap occurs when shareholders ownership of the target company s shares are exchanged for shares of the acquiring company as part of a merger or acquisition. During a stock swap, each company s shares …
19stock certificate — A printed document verifying the ownership of shares in a corporation. The certificate states the name of the corporation, the state and date of its incorporation, the registered number of the certificate, the number of shares the certificate… …
20stock transfer form — A legal document which is required to transfer ownership of securities bought and sold off exchange. Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein financial glossary …
