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Shares
SharesCertificates or book entries representing ownership in a corporation or similar entity. RELATED TERMS-------------------------------------- Book A record maintained by a trading specialist of buy and sell orders for a given security. SIMILAR TERMS-------------------------------------- Share A share is a certificate of ownership in a company/corporation. It is the same as a stock. Share broker A discount broker who charges per share traded, and reduces the per unit charge as the number of shares traded increases, as opposed to a dealer who charges a percentage of the dollar amount of the trade. Share capital The portion of a corporation's equity obtained from issuing shares in return for cash or other considerations. SHARE Credit Union SHARE is a credit union with head office in KAPOLEI, HI Share or stock A security representing a portion of the nominal capital of a company. Share premium or paid In surplus money realized by selling shares at above their par or nominal value. Share purchase rights A type of security that gives the holder the option, but not the obligation, to purchase a predetermined number of shares at a predetermined price, similar to a stock option or warrant. Share repurchase Program by which a corporation buys back its own shares in the open market. It is usually done when shares are undervalued. Share Select Australia Share Select Australia is a main Australian company. SHAREBUILDERS Credit Union SHAREBUILDERS is a credit union with head office in NORTHRIDGE, CA Shared appreciation mortgage (SAM) A mortgage with a low rate of interest, offset by giving the lender some portion of the appreciation in the value of the underlying property. Shareholder Person or entity that owns shares or equity in a corporation. Shareholder or stockholder The owner of a share or stock. Shareholder value added A value-based performance measure of a company's worth to shareholders. The basic calculation is net operating profit after tax (NOPAT) minus the cost of capital from the issuance of debt and equity, based on the company's weighted average cost of capital (WACC). Shareholders' equity This is a company's total assets minus total liabilities. A company's net worth is the same thing. Shareholders' equity or stockholders' equity The money subscribed to buy shares plus a company's retained profits. Shareholders' letter A section of an annual report where one can find general overall discussion by management of successful and failed strategies. Provides guidance for looking at specific parts of the report. Shares authorized The maximum number of shares of stock of a company allowed in the articles of incorporation, which may be changed only by a shareholder vote. Shargh Shargh is an Iranian newspaper. Shark repellant Often used in risk arbitrage. Examples are golden parachutes, poison pills, safe harbor, and scorched-earth policy. Porcupine provision. Shark watcher Often used in risk arbitrage. Firm specializing in the early detection of takeover activity. SHARONVIEW Credit Union SHARONVIEW is a credit union with head office in CHARLOTTE, NC Sharp Sharp is a top Japanese corporation in the field of technology hardware and equipment, and its estimated market value is 17,440 million US dollars. Sharpe benchmark A statistically created benchmark that adjusts for a manager's index-like tendencies. Named after William Sharpe, Nobel Laureate, and developer of the capital asset pricing model. Sharpe ratio A measure of a portfolio's excess return relative to the total variability of the portfolio. PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS-------------------------------------- Shareholder or stockholder The owner of a share or stock. Shareholder value added A value-based performance measure of a company's worth to shareholders. The basic calculation is net operating profit after tax (NOPAT) minus the cost of capital from the issuance of debt and equity, based on the company's weighted average cost of capital (WACC). Shareholders' equity This is a company's total assets minus total liabilities. A company's net worth is the same thing. Shareholders' equity or stockholders' equity The money subscribed to buy shares plus a company's retained profits. Shareholders' letter A section of an annual report where one can find general overall discussion by management of successful and failed strategies. Provides guidance for looking at specific parts of the report. Shares Shares authorized The maximum number of shares of stock of a company allowed in the articles of incorporation, which may be changed only by a shareholder vote. Shark repellant Often used in risk arbitrage. Examples are golden parachutes, poison pills, safe harbor, and scorched-earth policy. Porcupine provision. Shark watcher Often used in risk arbitrage. Firm specializing in the early detection of takeover activity. Sharpe benchmark A statistically created benchmark that adjusts for a manager's index-like tendencies. Named after William Sharpe, Nobel Laureate, and developer of the capital asset pricing model. Sharpe ratio A measure of a portfolio's excess return relative to the total variability of the portfolio. We thank you for using the Financial Dictionary to search for Shares. If you have a better definition for Shares than the one presented here, please let us know by making use of the suggest a term option. This definition of Shares may be disputed by other professionals. Our attempt is to provide easy definitions on Shares and any other medical topic for the public at large.
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