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Stock option
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Stock optionAway of remunerating and motivating executives, by allowing them to purchase stock in the future at a fixed market price.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Away
In context of project financing, the capital and expense that would have to be spent if the project did not proceed.
Purchase
Buy; be long; have an ownership position.
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.
Future
Contracts covering the sale of financial instruments or physical commodities for future delivery on a commodity exchange.
Market
1) The total demand for a good. 2) The set of all actual and potential buyers of a good or service. 3) The place where people buy and sell. 4) The process by which buyers and sellers of goods, services and factors of production interact to determine prices and quantifies.
Price
The cost of a good or service to the consumer.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Stochastic models
Liability-matching models that assume that the liability payments and the asset cash flows are uncertain.
Stochastics index
A computerized tool measuring overbought and oversold conditions in a stock over a certain period.
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.
Stock ahead
When two or more orders for a stock at a certain price arrive about the same time, and the exchange's priority rules take effect.
Stock Appreciation Right (SAR)
A contractual right, often granted in tandem with an option that allows an individual to receive cash or stock of a value equal to the appreciation of the stock from the grant date to the date the SAR is exercised.
Stock bonus plan
A plan used as an incentive that rewards employee performance with stock in the company.
Stock buyback
A corporation's purchase of its own outstanding stock, usually in order to raise the company's earnings per share.
Stock certificate
A document representing the number of shares of a corporation owned by a shareholder.
Stock Daily
Stock Daily is a business newspaper in South Korea.
Stock dividend
Payment of a corporate dividend in the form of stock rather than cash. The stock dividend may be additional shares in the company, or it may be shares in a subsidiary being spun off to shareholders.
Stock dividend or stock split
US names for new shares issued to shareholders instead of a dividend.
Stock exchange
An organized market for the issue of new securities and the exchange of second-hand ones.
Stock Exchange Automated Quotation System (SEAQ)
London's Nasdaq system.
Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (SEHK)
Only stock exchange located in Hong Kong.
Stock Exchange of Singapore (SES)
The only stock exchange in Singapore.
Stock Exchange of Thailand
The major securities market of Thailand.
Stock Exchange, Mumbai (BSE)
Formerly the Bombay stock exchange, the BSE accounts for more than one-third of Indian trading volume.
Stock exchanges
Formal organizations, approved and regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), that are made up of members who use the facilities to exchange certain common stocks. The two major national stock exchanges are the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the American Stock Exchange (ASE or AMEX).
Stock index
Index like the Dow Jones Industrial Average that tracks a portfolio of stocks.
Stock index future
A security that uses composite stock indexes to allow investors to speculate on the performance of the entire market, or to hedge against losses in long or short positions.
Stock index option
An option in which the underlying is a common stock index.
Stock index swap
A swap involving a stock index. The other asset involved in a stock index swap can be another stock index (a stock-for-stock swap), a debt index (a debt-for-stock swap), or any other financial asset or financial price index.
Stock insurance company
An insurance company owned by a group of stockholders, who are not necessarily policyholders.
Stock jockey
A stockbroker who frequently buys and sells shares in a client's portfolios.
Stock list
The department within a stock exchange that oversees compliance with listing requirements and exchange regulations.
Stock market
Also called the equity market, the market for trading equities.
Stock power
A power of attorney form giving ownership of a security to another person, brokerage firm, bank, or lender after it has been sold or pledged to that party.
Stock purchase plan
A plan allowing employees of a company to purchase shares of the company, often at a discount or with matching employer funds.
Stock rating
An evaluation by a rating agency of the expected financial performance or inherent risk of common stocks.
Stock record
The accounting a brokerage firm keeps of all securities held in inventory.
Stock replacement strategy
A strategy for enhancing a portfolio's return, used when the futures contract is expensive according to its theoretical price.
Stock repurchase
A firm's repurchase of outstanding shares of its common stock.
Stock right
Another terminology for a stock option.
Stock selection
An active portfolio management technique that focuses on advantageous selection of particular stock rather than on broad asset allocation choices.
Stock split
Occurs when a firm issues new shares of stock and in turn lowers the current market price of its stock to a level that is proportionate to pre-split prices.
Stock ticker
A letter designation assigned to securities and mutual funds that trade on US financial exchanges.
Stock watcher (NYSE)
A computerized service that monitors and investigates trading activity on the NYSE in order to identify any unusual activity or security movement that might be caused by rumors or illegal activities.
Stockbroker
A member of the stock exchange who can advise investors and buy and sell shares for them.
STOCKFORD Limited
STOCKFORD Limited is a large Australian company in the field of commercial services and supplies. Their Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) code is SKD.
Stockholder books
Set of books kept by firm management for its annual report that follows Financial Accounting Standards Board rules. The tax books follow IRS tax rules.
Stockholder equity
Balance sheet item that includes the book value of ownership in the corporation.
Stockholder of record
Stockholder whose name is registered on the books of a corporation and thus will receive dividends from the corporation.
Stockholder's equity
The residual claims that stockholders have against a firm's assets, calculated by subtracting all current liabilities and debt liabilities from total assets.
Stockholder's report
The annual report and other reports given to stockholders to inform them of the company's financial standing and developments.
Stockholm Stock Market (Stockholm Börsen)
The major securities market of Sweden.
STOCKLand
STOCKLand is a large Australian company in the field of real estate. Their Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) code is SGP.
Stockland Australia
Stockland Australia is a top Australian corporation in the field of diversified financials, and its estimated market value is 5,790 million US dollars.
Stockout
Running out of inventory.
Stocktaking
The practice of counting, checking and listing all the assets held in a shop or warehouse.
Stockwatch
A stock surveillance program offered by proxy solicitation firms, and selected transfer agents, to track and monitor sales and purchases of a corporation's shares and provide valuable information at the beneficial owner level.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Stock index swap
A swap involving a stock index. The other asset involved in a stock index swap can be another stock index (a stock-for-stock swap), a debt index (a debt-for-stock swap), or any other financial asset or financial price index.
Stock insurance company
An insurance company owned by a group of stockholders, who are not necessarily policyholders.
Stock jockey
A stockbroker who frequently buys and sells shares in a client's portfolios.
Stock list
The department within a stock exchange that oversees compliance with listing requirements and exchange regulations.
Stock market
Also called the equity market, the market for trading equities.
Stock option
Stock power
A power of attorney form giving ownership of a security to another person, brokerage firm, bank, or lender after it has been sold or pledged to that party.
Stock purchase plan
A plan allowing employees of a company to purchase shares of the company, often at a discount or with matching employer funds.
Stock rating
An evaluation by a rating agency of the expected financial performance or inherent risk of common stocks.
Stock record
The accounting a brokerage firm keeps of all securities held in inventory.
Stock replacement strategy
A strategy for enhancing a portfolio's return, used when the futures contract is expensive according to its theoretical price.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Away
In context of project financing, the capital and expense that would have to be spent if the project did not proceed.
Purchase
Buy; be long; have an ownership position.
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.
Future
Contracts covering the sale of financial instruments or physical commodities for future delivery on a commodity exchange.
Market
1) The total demand for a good. 2) The set of all actual and potential buyers of a good or service. 3) The place where people buy and sell. 4) The process by which buyers and sellers of goods, services and factors of production interact to determine prices and quantifies.
Price
The cost of a good or service to the consumer.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Stochastic models
Liability-matching models that assume that the liability payments and the asset cash flows are uncertain.
Stochastics index
A computerized tool measuring overbought and oversold conditions in a stock over a certain period.
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.
Stock ahead
When two or more orders for a stock at a certain price arrive about the same time, and the exchange's priority rules take effect.
Stock Appreciation Right (SAR)
A contractual right, often granted in tandem with an option that allows an individual to receive cash or stock of a value equal to the appreciation of the stock from the grant date to the date the SAR is exercised.
Stock bonus plan
A plan used as an incentive that rewards employee performance with stock in the company.
Stock buyback
A corporation's purchase of its own outstanding stock, usually in order to raise the company's earnings per share.
Stock certificate
A document representing the number of shares of a corporation owned by a shareholder.
Stock Daily
Stock Daily is a business newspaper in South Korea.
Stock dividend
Payment of a corporate dividend in the form of stock rather than cash. The stock dividend may be additional shares in the company, or it may be shares in a subsidiary being spun off to shareholders.
Stock dividend or stock split
US names for new shares issued to shareholders instead of a dividend.
Stock exchange
An organized market for the issue of new securities and the exchange of second-hand ones.
Stock Exchange Automated Quotation System (SEAQ)
London's Nasdaq system.
Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (SEHK)
Only stock exchange located in Hong Kong.
Stock Exchange of Singapore (SES)
The only stock exchange in Singapore.
Stock Exchange of Thailand
The major securities market of Thailand.
Stock Exchange, Mumbai (BSE)
Formerly the Bombay stock exchange, the BSE accounts for more than one-third of Indian trading volume.
Stock exchanges
Formal organizations, approved and regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), that are made up of members who use the facilities to exchange certain common stocks. The two major national stock exchanges are the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the American Stock Exchange (ASE or AMEX).
Stock index
Index like the Dow Jones Industrial Average that tracks a portfolio of stocks.
Stock index future
A security that uses composite stock indexes to allow investors to speculate on the performance of the entire market, or to hedge against losses in long or short positions.
Stock index option
An option in which the underlying is a common stock index.
Stock index swap
A swap involving a stock index. The other asset involved in a stock index swap can be another stock index (a stock-for-stock swap), a debt index (a debt-for-stock swap), or any other financial asset or financial price index.
Stock insurance company
An insurance company owned by a group of stockholders, who are not necessarily policyholders.
Stock jockey
A stockbroker who frequently buys and sells shares in a client's portfolios.
Stock list
The department within a stock exchange that oversees compliance with listing requirements and exchange regulations.
Stock market
Also called the equity market, the market for trading equities.
Stock power
A power of attorney form giving ownership of a security to another person, brokerage firm, bank, or lender after it has been sold or pledged to that party.
Stock purchase plan
A plan allowing employees of a company to purchase shares of the company, often at a discount or with matching employer funds.
Stock rating
An evaluation by a rating agency of the expected financial performance or inherent risk of common stocks.
Stock record
The accounting a brokerage firm keeps of all securities held in inventory.
Stock replacement strategy
A strategy for enhancing a portfolio's return, used when the futures contract is expensive according to its theoretical price.
Stock repurchase
A firm's repurchase of outstanding shares of its common stock.
Stock right
Another terminology for a stock option.
Stock selection
An active portfolio management technique that focuses on advantageous selection of particular stock rather than on broad asset allocation choices.
Stock split
Occurs when a firm issues new shares of stock and in turn lowers the current market price of its stock to a level that is proportionate to pre-split prices.
Stock ticker
A letter designation assigned to securities and mutual funds that trade on US financial exchanges.
Stock watcher (NYSE)
A computerized service that monitors and investigates trading activity on the NYSE in order to identify any unusual activity or security movement that might be caused by rumors or illegal activities.
Stockbroker
A member of the stock exchange who can advise investors and buy and sell shares for them.
STOCKFORD Limited
STOCKFORD Limited is a large Australian company in the field of commercial services and supplies. Their Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) code is SKD.
Stockholder books
Set of books kept by firm management for its annual report that follows Financial Accounting Standards Board rules. The tax books follow IRS tax rules.
Stockholder equity
Balance sheet item that includes the book value of ownership in the corporation.
Stockholder of record
Stockholder whose name is registered on the books of a corporation and thus will receive dividends from the corporation.
Stockholder's equity
The residual claims that stockholders have against a firm's assets, calculated by subtracting all current liabilities and debt liabilities from total assets.
Stockholder's report
The annual report and other reports given to stockholders to inform them of the company's financial standing and developments.
Stockholm Stock Market (Stockholm Börsen)
The major securities market of Sweden.
STOCKLand
STOCKLand is a large Australian company in the field of real estate. Their Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) code is SGP.
Stockland Australia
Stockland Australia is a top Australian corporation in the field of diversified financials, and its estimated market value is 5,790 million US dollars.
Stockout
Running out of inventory.
Stocktaking
The practice of counting, checking and listing all the assets held in a shop or warehouse.
Stockwatch
A stock surveillance program offered by proxy solicitation firms, and selected transfer agents, to track and monitor sales and purchases of a corporation's shares and provide valuable information at the beneficial owner level.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Stock index swap
A swap involving a stock index. The other asset involved in a stock index swap can be another stock index (a stock-for-stock swap), a debt index (a debt-for-stock swap), or any other financial asset or financial price index.
Stock insurance company
An insurance company owned by a group of stockholders, who are not necessarily policyholders.
Stock jockey
A stockbroker who frequently buys and sells shares in a client's portfolios.
Stock list
The department within a stock exchange that oversees compliance with listing requirements and exchange regulations.
Stock market
Also called the equity market, the market for trading equities.
Stock option
Stock power
A power of attorney form giving ownership of a security to another person, brokerage firm, bank, or lender after it has been sold or pledged to that party.
Stock purchase plan
A plan allowing employees of a company to purchase shares of the company, often at a discount or with matching employer funds.
Stock rating
An evaluation by a rating agency of the expected financial performance or inherent risk of common stocks.
Stock record
The accounting a brokerage firm keeps of all securities held in inventory.
Stock replacement strategy
A strategy for enhancing a portfolio's return, used when the futures contract is expensive according to its theoretical price.
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