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SECThe Securities and Exchange Commission, which supervises American stock exchanges.
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Securities
Saleable papers, traded on stock exchanges, that yield an income (dividend, interest, etc.).
Exchange
A marketplace in which shares, options and futures on stocks, bonds, commodities, and indexes are traded.
Commission
The fee paid to a broker to execute a trade, based on number of shares, bonds, options, and/or their dollar value. In 1975, deregulation led to the establishment of discount brokers, who charge lower commissions than full service brokers.
American
AMERICAN is a credit union with head office in MISSION HILLS, CA
Stock
US equivalent of the British word "share", a block of shares with a nominal value of 100, or various kinds of fixed-interest securities; in Britain, goods stored ready for sale, raw materials, work in progress and finished but unsold products.
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Seasoned
In the case of equity, having gained a reputation for quality with the investing public and enjoying liquidity in the secondary market; in the case of convertibles, having traded for at least 90 days after issue in Europe, and thus available for sale legally to U.S. investors.
Seasoned datings
Extended credit for customers who order goods in periods other than peak seasons.
Seasoned issue
Issue of a security for which there is an existing market.
Seasoned new issue
A new issue of stock after the company's securities have previously been issued.
Seat
Position of membership on a securities or commodity exchange, bought and sold at market prices.
SEC
SEC fee
Small fee the SEC charges to sellers of equity securities on an exchange.
Secert ballot
In the context of corporate governance, this is also known as confidential voting. An independent third party or employees sworn to secrecy are used to count proxy votes, and the management usually agrees not to look at individual proxy cards.
Second market
The OTC market.
Second mortgage lending
Loans secured by real estate previously pledged in a first mortgage.
Second pass regression
A cross-sectional regression of portfolio returns on betas. The estimated slope is the measurement of the reward for bearing systematic risk during the period analyzed.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Securities
Saleable papers, traded on stock exchanges, that yield an income (dividend, interest, etc.).
Exchange
A marketplace in which shares, options and futures on stocks, bonds, commodities, and indexes are traded.
Commission
The fee paid to a broker to execute a trade, based on number of shares, bonds, options, and/or their dollar value. In 1975, deregulation led to the establishment of discount brokers, who charge lower commissions than full service brokers.
American
AMERICAN is a credit union with head office in MISSION HILLS, CA
Stock
US equivalent of the British word "share", a block of shares with a nominal value of 100, or various kinds of fixed-interest securities; in Britain, goods stored ready for sale, raw materials, work in progress and finished but unsold products.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Seasoned
In the case of equity, having gained a reputation for quality with the investing public and enjoying liquidity in the secondary market; in the case of convertibles, having traded for at least 90 days after issue in Europe, and thus available for sale legally to U.S. investors.
Seasoned datings
Extended credit for customers who order goods in periods other than peak seasons.
Seasoned issue
Issue of a security for which there is an existing market.
Seasoned new issue
A new issue of stock after the company's securities have previously been issued.
Seat
Position of membership on a securities or commodity exchange, bought and sold at market prices.
SEC
SEC fee
Small fee the SEC charges to sellers of equity securities on an exchange.
Secert ballot
In the context of corporate governance, this is also known as confidential voting. An independent third party or employees sworn to secrecy are used to count proxy votes, and the management usually agrees not to look at individual proxy cards.
Second market
The OTC market.
Second mortgage lending
Loans secured by real estate previously pledged in a first mortgage.
Second pass regression
A cross-sectional regression of portfolio returns on betas. The estimated slope is the measurement of the reward for bearing systematic risk during the period analyzed.
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