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144 Stock: Used in the context of general equities. Restricted stock.

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

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

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

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

Stock Ahead: Ownership of a corporation indicated by shares, which represent a piece of the corporation's assets and earnings.

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

Shadow Stock: First, a public company may create a stock that strips out the market wide movements for the purpose of rewarding managers. That is, the management might have done a great job - but the trad . . . View Full Definition

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

Rule 144a: SEC rule allowing qualified institutional buyers to buy and trade unregistered securities.