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Outstanding Stock: Issued stock that is still being held by investors.

Stock Certificate: A stock certificate is a paper document that represents ownership in a corporation. In the past, when you bought stock, you got a certificate that listed your name as owner, and showed the n . . . View Full Definition

Small-Capitalization Stock: Shares of relatively small publicly traded corporations with a total market capitalization of less than $2.3 billion are typically considered small-capitalization, or small-cap, stocks. That . . . View Full Definition

Shopped Stock: Sell inquiry that has been seen by or shown to other dealers before coming to an investment bank.

Stock: Stock is an equity investment that represents part ownership in a corporation and entitles you to part of that corporation's earnings and assets. Common stock gives shareholders voting right . . . View Full Definition

Split Stock: Two different ratings given to the same security by two important rating agencies.

Shares Issued (Shares Outstanding): The number of shares a company has issued to shareholders.

Statement Of Stockholders Equity: A financial statement that reports all changes in stockholders' equity.

Shareholders (Stockholders): Individuals or organizations that own a portion (shares of stock) of a corporation.

Screen Stocks: To analyze various stocks in search of stocks that meet predetermined criteria. For example, a simple value screen would sort all stocks by their price-to-book ratio and pick the stocks with . . . View Full Definition