American shares
Securities certificates issued in the U.S. by a transfer agent acting on behalf of the foreign issuer. The certificates represent claims to foreign equities. |
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American Depositary Receipts (ADRs)Certificates issued by a U.S. depositary bank, representing foreign shares held by the bank, usually by a branch or correspondent in the country of issue. One ADR may represent a portion of a foreign share, one share or a bundle of shares of a foreign corporation. If the ADR's are "sponsored," the corporation provides financial information and other assistance to the bank and may subsidize the administration of the ADRs. "Unsponsored" ADRs do not receive such assistance. ADRs carry the same ...
American option
An option that may be exercised at any time up to and including the expiration date.
American Stock Exchange (AMEX)
The second-largest stock exchange in the United States. It trades mostly in small-to medium-sized companies.
American-style option
An option contract that can be exercised at any time between the date of purchase and the expiration date. Most exchange-traded options are American style.
American National Standards (ANSI)
ANSI is a private, non-profit organization that administers and coordinates the U.S. voluntary standardization and conformity assessment.
American Production and Inventory Control Society
American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS) is a not-for-profit international educational organization respected throughout the world for its education and professional certification programs.
American Standard Code for Information Interchange
American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) is the most common format for text files in computers and on the internet.
Shares
Certificates or book entries representing ownership in a corporation or similar entity.
Preferred shares
Preferred shares give investors a fixed dividend from the company's earnings. And more importantly: preferred shareholders get paid before common shareholders.
Performance shares
Shares of stock given to managers on the basis of performance as measured by earnings per share and similar criteria. A control device used by shareholders to tie management to the self-interest of shareholders.
Outstanding shares
Shares that are currently owned by investors.
Management/closely held shares
Percentage of shares held by persons closely related to a company, as defined by the Securities and exchange commission. Part of these percentages often is included in Institutional Holdings -- making the combined total of these percentages over 100. There is overlap as institutions sometimes acquire enough stock to be considered by the SEC to be closely allied to the company.
Goldbrick Shares
A stock with only the surface appearance of quality and worth, that is in fact worth very little.
