Vocab AVKT - UNIT 12_ STOCKS AND SHARES 1

Stockholder

A person or entity that owns one or more shares of a company’s stock

Shareholder

Another term for stockholder, someone who owns shares in a company

Listed company

A company whose shares are traded on a stock exchange

Quoted company

A company whose shares are publicly quoted on a stock market

Stock market

The place where stocks and shares are bought and sold

Stock exchange

A formal organization or place where trading of stocks takes place.

Go public

When a private company becomes a public company by selling shares to investors for the first time
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Shares

Units of ownership in a company, giving rights to a portion of profits

Due diligence

thẩm định - A detailed examination of a company’s financial situation before an investment

Prospectus

bản cáo bạch - A document inviting the public to buy shares, explaining terms and company information

Financial results

Reported figures about sales, costs, debts, profits, and losses

Flotation / IPO

The first sale of stock by a company to the public - phát hành lần đầu ra công chúng

Ordinary shares

cổ phần thường - Shares that represent basic ownership in a company, giving voting rights and variable dividends

Goes into liquidation

When a company sells its assets to repay debts as part of closing down -giải thể/thanh lý

goes bankrupt

When a company stops operating because it cannot pay its debts

Underwrite

When an investment bank guarantees to buy unsold shares in a stock issue