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Chapter 5: Equity Securities Flashcards

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Equity Security

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Represent an ownership interest in a trust or company

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Common Stock

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-Shares that represent ownership in the company
-Have a claim to any residual cash
-Limited liability

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Preferred Stock

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-Higher claim on earnings and assets to a company
-Limited or no voting rights
-Received dividends before common shareholders
-Dividends are often fixed

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Corporation

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Business organization that operates as a legal entity separate from its owners and which the law treats as an individual

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Debt Financing

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Raising funds through borrowing

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Advantage of Debt Financing

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Shareholders’ control is not affected and retain full control of the company

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Disadvantage of Debt Financing

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Company has to pay fixed charges even if it is not doing well financially

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Equity Financing

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Getting funds by selling ownership in the company in the form of shares

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Stock Issue

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Raising funds by offering securities

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Share Buyback

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Company repurchases own shares

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Rights of Common Shareholders

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-Right to Inspect Corporate Documents
-Evidence of Ownership
-Transfer of Ownership
-Participation in Corporate Earning

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Right to Inspect Corporate Documents

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Can investigate admin and financial records but have to ask for governing documents or financial statements

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Evidence of Ownership

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Stock certificates show ownership; includes purchase date, number of shares owned, ID, and signatures

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Transfer of Ownership

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Stockholders can sell their shares without any restriction from the company unless subject to restrictions

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Participation of Corporate Earning

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Share in gains if company produces a profit

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Statutory Voting

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Allows investors to vote based on how many shares they have

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Cumulative Voting

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Number of shares is multiplied by number of director seats available

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Restricted Securities

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Acquired privately in an unregistered manner from the issuing company or affiliate

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Lock-Up Agreement

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Ensures that company insiders do not sell their shares for a set period of time

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How long do lock-up agreements typically last?

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90-180 days

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Investment Letter

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Establishes that the securities are being bought for a minimum duration of time and are not for resale

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Restricted Stock

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Shares issued to the employees as part of their pay but cannot be transferred until certain terms and conditions are met

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What are the two types of restricted stock?

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Units and Awards

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Restricted Stock Units

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Grants a given number of shares to an employee in the future

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Restricted Stock Awards

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Grant of company’s stock in which recipient’s rights in stock are restricted until shares are vested or lapse in restrictions

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Controlled Stock

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Shares owned by major shareholders of a publicly held company

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Who typically owns controlled stocks?

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Affiliates

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Rule 144: Restricted Stock

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Holding period of 6 months; Afterwards, no sale restrictions

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Rule 144: Controlled Stock

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Holding period of 6 months; Afterwards, sale limitations still apply

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American Depository Receipt (ADR)

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Certificate that represents a specific number of shares of a foreign company’s stock

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Sponsored ADR

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Legal association is established between ADR and foreign company, where foreign company assumes expenses related to issuing the security

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Unsponsored ADR

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Issued by a depository bank without the involvement or participation of a foreign company

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Blue Chip Stock

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Shares of large companies with well-known brands and successful track records

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Growth Stock

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Shares of companies that are expected to grow at a significant rate, typically above average

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Income Stock

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Regular and steady income, mostly dividends over a period of time, with low risk exposure

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Defensive Stock

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Reliable, stable earnings and consistent returns, even in economic crisis

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Cyclical Stock

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Price is affected by the economy

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Noncumulative Preferred Stock

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Dividend does not accumulate, paid at a set rate

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Cumulative Preferred Stock

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Accumulate dividends each year until paid

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Callable Preferred Stock

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Issuer has the right to redeem stock at a preset price after a set period of time

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Participating Preferred Stock

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Preferred shareholders must share additional dividends with common shareholders

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Convertible Preferred Stock

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Gives the option to convert to a specified number of common stock shares

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Preemptive Rights

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Allow existing shareholders to purchase additional shares before the company offers them to other investors during a new round of financing

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Shareholders’ Right to Maintain Percentage Ownership

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Allows stockholders to maintain their percentage of ownership of the shares

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Percentage Ownership

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Number of shares divided by outstanding shares

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Discount

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Amount that share price is lower than the net asset value

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Short-Term

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Involves stocks that are traded on a frequent basis

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How long is the holding period for short-term trading stocks?

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< 1 year

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Tradable

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Shares that are fully paid and duly issued

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Warrant

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Derivative issued by a company that gives buyers the right to purchase a company’s stock at a certain price before an expiration date

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Put Warrant

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Allows holders to sell the underlying security at a fixed price

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Call Warrant

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Allows investors to purchase the intrinsic asset or share of common stock at a fixed price

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FINRA 2261

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Directs the disclosure of financial information to customers

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Under FINRA 2261, what are members required to do?

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Make important information available to customers and other members in the members’ most recent balance sheet

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SEC Rule 10b-18

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Reduces liability for companies when they repurchase common stock

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