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

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