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Stocks
Equity shares of ownership in a corporation that give the holder a claim on the company's earnings and dividends
3,861 Questions
Do stock symbols usually have 3 letters?
Usually, but not always. Some have only one letter, others two or four. Checking your local newspaper can clear this up for you as well.
Why would a company issue stock rather than debt to finance its operations?
This is not applicable to all cases.If a company is operating under uncertain markets where profits u get is not stable it is better to go for stock issues which gives u an option to return bk the money to shareholders when company have good profits but at the same time if u have debt financing irrespective of the market conditions u have to pay interest expenses which may pose u big trouble in bad conditions.Hence companies to be on safe side goes for equity rather than debt
What is the full from demat account?
DEMAT stands for De-Materialized. A Demat account is one in which customers hold shares and other securities in electronic or de-materialized format. A Demat account is a mandatory requirement these days to trade in shares in India. ICICI, HDFC, SBI, Reliance etc. are all leading Demat account providers in India.
Allotment of shares by a company is not a transfer of property by the company in favor of allottees?
Acc. to the basic rule of company law: a co. has a separate and distinct entity from that of its owners, thus, a shareholder is the owner of the company to the extent he holds shares of that co. but he cannot own the property of the co.
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you buy stock's to hope that the price you bought them for rises, so you can then sell them, then subract the difference and gain a nice sum of cash.
What is the definition of earnings per share?
Earning per share is that per share amount of earning which is only relevant to common share holders of business and calculated as follows:
EPS = Net income available to common shareholders / Outstanding shares
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Can you sell stock if market is closed?
Yes, it is possible to trade stocks "after hours" through brokers that facilitate this type of trading.
Where can you buy and sell stocks?
From an organized stock exchange like BSE, NSE, NASDAQ etc using a registered stock broker
ESOP stands for Employee Stock Option Plan whereby a company grants/issues shares to its employees either free or at a discount when compared to the market price.
You would need to fill up forms with your employer and provide details of your trading account and pay up the money that is required to buy the stocks as part of ESOP to buy them.
Do stock owners own the company?
Yes. They own a portion of the company. If a company has 1000 shares totally and you have bought 100 of them, then you are a 10% owner of the company
If your company is acquired how are your shares affected?
It may have either a positive or a negative impact on the price of your stocks.
Let us say XYZ Ltd has 1 million shares in the market out of which 400,000 is in the market and the remaining 600,000 shares is held by the management of XYZ.
Assuming ABC Ltd wants to acquire XYZ, the 600,000 shares would be owned now by ABC and the remaining 400,000 would remain with the investors.
Based on the history and past performance of ABC and the kind of management changes it plans on bringing into XYZ limited the price of the XYZ shares in the market might change. It can either go up or go down. Also, the share would get renamed to stocks of ABC Ltd and will no longer be stocks of XYZ Ltd.
What happened to international thermal packaging inc?
Dennis Thomas, Dennis Brown and all the other crooks (Barney Guarino, etc.) took the money and ran. They sold our patents and kept the money for themselves. Hopefully they are all dead by now.
What does it means to liquidate stock?
To have a big sale and sell everything off quickly! Maybe cheaply!
What is the difference between dividends and interest?
It is very important that the self directed investor understands the difference between dividends and interest.
-Dividends- Dividends are generally paid to shareholders of a publicly traded company.
-Interest- Earning interest would be from loaning your money. If you put your money in the bank or buy bonds you are actually loaning your money.
The single most important reason for knowing the difference is tax. Dividends are taxed at a different rate than interest earned. It is suggested to seek professional accounting advice on how these tax rates affect you.
What is the benefit of selling stock for a corporation?
The benifit is tlhat you could make more money off of people buying stocks for your corporation or you could loose money but that is not that often at all.
What does it mean to have shares or stock in a company?
having shares or stock in a company means the shareholder owns a specific percentage of the the company depending on the amount of share he/she has. And company's financial performance has a direct effect on the value of the shares.
