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new york stock exchange

New York Stock Exchange. An unincorporated association of member firms that handle the purchase and sale of securities both for themselves and for customers. • This exchange, the dominant one in the United States, trades in only large companies having at least one million outstanding shares. — Abbr. NYSE. [Cases: Exchanges 1–15; Securities Regulation 40.10–40.16.

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outstanding

outstanding a. (1)已发行在外的 如股票、公债等。 (→outstanding stock) (2)未解决的;未完成的;未付款的;未偿付的;未兑现的 (3)〈英〉存在的;残存的 如土地被授予受托人或抵押权人,则信托受益人或抵押人只能处分该土地上的受益人的或衡平法上的权益,土地上的普通法权益则仍存在于〔outstanding in〕受托人或抵押权人处。如果信托或抵押已经完成,而未将普通法权益转授予信托受益人或抵押人,后信托受益人或抵押人与他人缔约出售土地的,则买主可以要求其取回普通法权益,亦即从受托人或抵押权人处受让该土地的普通法权益。

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common stock ratio

common-stock ratio. The relationship of outstanding common stock to the corporation’s total capitalization. • The common-stock ratio measures the relative claims of stockholders to earnings (earnings per share and payout ratio), cash flow (cash flow per share), and equity (book value per share). Cf. PAYOUT RATIO.

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common stock

A class of stock entitling the holder to vote on corporate matters, to receive dividends after other claims and dividends have been paid (esp. to preferred shareholders), and to share in assets upon liquidation. • Common stock is often called capital stock if it is the corporation’s only class of stock outstanding. — Also termed

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stock split

stock split. The issuance of two or more new shares in exchange for each old share without changing the proportional ownership interests of each shareholder. • For example, a 3-for-1 split would give an owner of 100 shares a total of 300 shares, or 3 shares for each share previously owned. A stock split lowers

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capitalization

capitalization, n. 1. The act or process of capitalizing or converting something into capital. 2. The amount or sum resulting from this act or process. 3. The total amount of long-term financing used by a business, including stocks, bonds, retained earnings, and other funds. 4. The total par value or stated value of the authorized

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