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In finance, a bond is a type of security under which the issuer owes the holder a debt, and is obliged – depending on the terms – to provide cash flow to the creditor (e.g. repay the principal (i.e. amount borrowed) of the bond at the maturity date as well as interest (called the coupon) over a specified amount of time. [1])
Stocks (also capital stock, or sometimes interchangeably, shares) consist of all the shares [a] by which ownership of a corporation or company is divided. [1] A single share of the stock means fractional ownership of the corporation in proportion to the total number of shares.
A share certificate from 1936 entitling the holder to shares in Greyhound Lines. In financial markets, a share (sometimes referred to as stock or equity) is a unit of equity ownership in the capital stock of a corporation.
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Thus, a stock refers to the value of an asset at a balance date (or point in time), while a flow refers to the total value of transactions (sales or purchases, incomes or expenditures) during an accounting period.
An obligation is a course of action which someone is required to take, be it a legal obligation or a moral obligation.Obligations are constraints; they limit freedom.People who are under obligations may choose to freely act under obligations.
Investment is traditionally defined as the "commitment of resources to achieve later benefits". If an investment involves money, then it can be defined as a "commitment of money to receive more money later".
Bursa Malaysia was established in 1930, when the Singapore Stockbrokers Association became an official organization of securities in Malaya.In 1937, it was re-registered as the Stockbrokers' Association of Malaya, but it still did not trade public shares.