Stocks

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Rights of stock owners

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1. Right to certificate (proving ownership)
2. Voting rights
3. Right to buy and sell
4. Preemptive right
5. Right to information

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Class A shares of common stock

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-shares pay cash dividends
-sold to the public
-may have limited or no voting rights
-similar to preferred stock but considered common

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Class B shares of common stock

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-voting stock held by management
-limited or no cash dividends
-often given to managers as a reward for founding, merging or reorganizing the company
-can give management control without any investment

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Contribution in excess of par

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Amount paid by stockholders in an issuance above the par value of the stock

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Dividends in arrears

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Some preferred stock will accumulate missed dividend payments, called dividends in arrears, which will be paid at a future date.

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Money market preferred stock

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Re-issued with a new cash dividend rate every 7 weeks. Sold in large denominations to institutional investors.

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Stock warrant

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A call option with the company's stock as the underlying security
-exercise price is initially set higher than the market price
-can be traded in the secondary market

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Stock right

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Issued to give stockholders their preemptive right.
-shorter time period than warrants (often 2-10 weeks)
-exercise price often set below market price
-traded mostly in the OTC market