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An instrument that signifies an ownership position, or equity, in a corporation, and represents a claim on its proportionate share in the corporation's assets and profits. A person holding such an ownership in the company does not enjoy the highest claim on the company's earnings. Instead, an equity holder's claim is subordinated to creditor's claims, and the equity holder will only enjoy distributions from earnings after these higher priority claims are satisfied. also called equities or equity securities or corporate stock.

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nominal account
equity multiplier
book value (BV)
statement of owners' equity
pay equity
brand building
report format
capitalization (cap)
account format
cash flows from financing activities
interest tax shield
enterprise value
castle doctrine
interim statement
environmental justice
risk rate
accounting equation
equitable
Russell indexes [or indices]
clean hands doctrine
equity contribution
shared appreciation mortgage (SAM)
consolidated financial statement
joint venture (JV)
asset mix
key ratios
shareholder funds
constructive trust
natural law
equity of redemption
shareholders equity
contingent capital
shareholders' funds
noncash transaction
ledger account
owners' equity
shareholder value approach
balance sheet ratios
non-voting stock
equity participant
corporate venturing
Barone Adesi & Whaley Model
normal account balance
equity swap
cumulative, convertible, participating, preferred-dividend ordinary shares (CCPPO)
statement of shareholders' equity
structural management
Black Scholes option-pricing model
off balance sheet financing (OBSF)
Europe, Australia, and Far East index (EAFE Index)
current liabilities to net worth ratio
dangling debit
stock market CD
market neutral strategy
bootstrapping
taxation principles
pay satisfaction
debt restructuring
dilemma
gearing ratio
profitability ratios
growth mutual fund
dividend capitalization model
capitalization ratios
capital surplus
inequality of bargaining power
statement of retained earnings
return on capital (ROC)
double-entry bookkeeping
accounting concepts
catastrophe bond
implied contract
leverage ratio
significant influence
expense recognition
debt-equity ratio
mezzanine financing
financial position
financial capital
economic value added (EVA)
equity capital
equity fund
shareholder equity
stock fund
treasury stock
minority shareholder
reverse annuity mortgage
minority interest
employee stock ownership plan (ESOP)
retail sales
LEAPS
direct investment
proprietorship
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balance sheet item
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risk premium
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accounting
cash flow
liability
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