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  • Treasury Stock

    Stock reserved at the time of organization as assets of the corporation and the stockholders to be used in furtherance of corporate purposes. In respect to mining stock it has been held to mean such stock as is set aside for the actual development of the property. Stock which […]

  • Unissued Stock

    Unissued Stock Definition (in the Accounting Vocabulary)The The New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants offers the following definition of Unissued Stock in a way that is easy for anybody to understand: Shares of a corporation’s stock authorized in its charter but not issued.

  • New York Stock Exchange (Nyse)

    Also known as the Big Board or The Exhange. More than 2,00 common and preferred stocks are traded. The exchange is the older in the United States, founded in 1792, and the largest. It is lcoated on Wall Street in New York City…

  • Stock Market

    Also called the equity market, the market for trading equities….

  • Stock Split

    Occurs when a firm issues new shares of stock but in turn lowers the current market price of its stock to a level that is proportionate to pre-split prices. For example, if IBM trades at $100 before a 2-for-1 split, after the split it will trade at $50 and holders of the stock will have…

  • Stock Compensation Plan

    Stock Compensation Plan Definition (in the Accounting Vocabulary)The The New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants offers the following definition of Stock Compensation Plan in a way that is easy for anybody to understand: FRINGE BENEFIT that gives employees the option to purchase […]

  • Stockholders

    Stockholders’ Equity Definition (in the Accounting Vocabulary)The The New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants offers the following definition of Stockholders’ Equity in a way that is easy for anybody to understand: The OWNER’S EQUITY in a CORPORATION.

  • Stock Rights

    Stock Rights Definition (in the Accounting Vocabulary)The The New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants offers the following definition of Stock Rights in a way that is easy for anybody to understand: Stock rights are rights issued to stockholders of a CORPORATION that entitle them […]

  • Employee Stock Ownership Plan (Esop)

    A company contributes to a trust fund that buys stock on behalf of employees….

  • Preferred Stock

    See preference share .

  • Publicly Traded Assets

    Assets that can be traded in a public market, such as the stock market….

  • Initial Public Offering (Ipo)

    A company’s first sale of stock to the public. Securities offered in an IPO are often, but not always, those of young, small companies seeking outside equity capital and a public market for their stock. Investors purchasing stock in IPOs generally must be prepared to accept very large risks […]

  • Adjustable Rate Preferred Stock (Arps)

    Publicly traded issues that may be collateralized by mortgages and MBSs….

  • Agricultural Surplus

    Hierarchical Display of Agricultural surplus Agriculture, Forestry And Fisheries > Agricultural structures and production > Regulation of agricultural productionTrade > Distributive trades > Storage > StockAgri-Foodstuffs > Production > Production > EU production > EU stockTrade > […]

  • Job

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Job Meaning of Job The whole of a thing which is to he done. In this sense it is employed in the Civil Code of Louisiana (article 2727) : “To build by plot, or to work by the job,” says that […]