Meaning PREFERRED STOCK: A security that shows ownership in a corporation and gives the holder a claim, prior to the claim of common stockholders, on earnings and also generally on assets in the event of liquidation. Most preferred stock pays a fixed dividend that is paid prior to the common stock dividend, stated in a dollar amount or as a percentage of par value. This stock does not usually carry voting rights. Preferred stock has characteristics of both common stock and debt
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- Definition Proxy:
- Examples whether written or electronic, that shareholders' votes may be cast by others. Shareholders can and often do give management their proxies, delegating the right and responsibility to vote their preferred stock definition.
- Definition Percent To Double:
- Examples Percentage that the stock price has to rise (fall) to double the price of the call (put preferred stock explain.
- Definition Put Price:
- Examples The price at which an asset will be sold if a put option is exercised. Also called the strike or exercise price of a put option preferred stock what is.
- Definition Payment Float:
- Examples Company-written checks that have not yet cleared preferred stock meaning.
- Definition Passive Portfolio Strategy:
- Examples involves minimal expectational input, and instead relies on diversification to match the performance of some market index. A passive strategy assumes that the marketplace will reflect all available preferred stock abbreviation.
