- Industry: Financial services
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A financial claim issued by a deficit unit to acquire funds for investment in real assets.
Industry:Financial services
A system that allows shareholders to hold stock in book-entry form registered in their name on the books of the company. At any time, the shareholder may request a certificate which will be provided free of charge. Shareholders have the option to sell shares either through the company (or its transfer agent) or through a broker. The advantage to the shareholders is that they can directly participate in company or transfer agentsponsored plans that are usually only available to registered shareholders, while still maintaining the a to their brokers.
Industry:Financial services
Investors purchase securities directly from the issuer.
Industry:Financial services
A proxy or ballot that withholds its votes from one or more, but not all, individuals on the slate of nominated directors.
Industry:Financial services
In the context of corporate governance, Directors' Duties refers to stated responsibilities of the companys Board of Directors. These provisions allow directors to consider constituencies other than shareholders when considering a merger. These constituencies may include, for example, employees, host communities, or suppliers. This provision provides boards of directors with legal basis for rejecting a takeover that would have been beneficial to shareholders. A majority of states have Directors Duties Laws.
Industry:Financial services
A riskless arbitrage in which a discount option is purchased and an opposite position is taken in the underlying security. The arbitrageur may either buy a call at a discount and simultaneously sell the underlying security (basic call arbitrage) or maybuy a put at a discount and simultaneously buy the underlying security (basic put arbitrage). See also Discount.
Industry:Financial services
Future cash flows multiplied by discount factors to obtain present values.
Industry:Financial services
A formula to estimate the intrinsic value of a firm by figuring the present value of all expected future dividends.
Industry:Financial services
Unannounced information that is widely accepted or anticipated, and hence is already taken into account in the pricing of the security/ market (e.g., poor earnings).
Industry:Financial services
A commercial bank or financial institution that disburses dividend to the securityholders. Usually a Transfer Agent is also the Dividend Disbursing Agent.
Industry:Financial services
