Financial Markets

It represent ownership claims on a company's net assets.

• Stock Market

• Equity Securities

• Shareholder

• Stock Certificate

It is a legal documents which certify the ownership.

• Stock Certificates

• Record Book

• Bond Certificate

• Treasury Bill

The shares to be issued by the company that must not exceed the total amount stated in its Articles of Incorporation.

• Preference Share

• Ordinary Share

• Authorized Capital Stock

• Treasury Share

They issue stock to boost their capital base and they also manage trust funds that usually contain stocks.

• Commercial Banks

• Savings Bank

• Insurance Companies

• Pension Funds

They invest a large proportion of pension fund contributions in the stock market.

• Insurance Companies

• Securities Firms

• Pension Funds

• Savings Bank

These shares gives the holders distinct rights that enable them to be prioritized over the holders of ordinary shares.

• Ordinary Share

• Preference Share

• Treasury Shares

• Ordinary Preference Share

It allows the shareholders to convert their shares into a stated number of ordinary shares on a certain date.

• Convertible

• Cumulative

• Callable

• Puttable

It allows the issuing corporation to retire or repurchase outstanding shares within a predetermined period at a specified price.

• Callable

• Convertible

• Puttable

• Cumulative

These shares represent the true owners of the corporation.

• Ordinary Shares

• Preference Shares

• Treasury Shares

• Ordinary Preference Shares

Shares actively traded in the stock market and are owned by a mix of public and private investors.

• Widely

• Privately

• Publicly

• Closely