Title: Dictionary of finance and investment terms
First published: 1985
Description: More than 5,000 terms related to stocks, bonds, mutual funds, banking, tax laws, and transactions in the various financial markets are presented alphabetically with descriptions. Readers will also find a helpful list of financial abbreviations and acronyms, as well as illustrative diagrams and charts. Here’s a valuable short-entry dictionary for business students, as well as for office reference and the home bookshelves of private investors. Sample Entry:CLASSIFIED STOCK separation of equity into more than one class of common, usually designated Class A and Class B. The distinguishing features, set forth in the corporation charter and bylaws, usually give an advantage of the Class A shares in terms of voting power, though dividend and liquidation privileges can also be involved. Classified stock is less prevalent today than in the 1920s, when it was used as a means of preserving minority control.About the Series:Pocket-size books each list and define several thousand specialized terms alphabetically. Titles in this series were compiled and written by recognized authorities in their fields.
Subjects: Dictionaries, Finance, Investments, Business, Nonfiction, Kapitalmarkt, Finanzierung, Kapitalanlage, Wertpapierhandel, Finances, Investissements, Dictionnaires, Dictionnaires anglais, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS, Investeringen, Financiering, Mehrsprachiges Wörterbuch, Wörterbuch