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Stocks & securities

Stocks trades, exchanges and tools etc.

Contributors in Stocks & securities

Stocks & securities

Parent company

Financial services; Stocks & securities

A company which controls a smaller company through owning an influential amount of voting stock.

Subsidiary

Financial services; Stocks & securities

A company which is controlled by a parent company, through over 50% of its shares being owned by the larger company.

Tracking stock

Financial services; Stocks & securities

Stock in a department of a company recently spun-offed to become a subsidiary company. Designer stock usually comes without voting rights.

Designer stock

Financial services; Stocks & securities

Stock in a department of a company recently spun-offed to become a subsidiary company. Tracking stock usually comes without voting rights.

P/E ratio

Financial services; Stocks & securities

The ratio of a company's current price per share and average earnings per share. The former is divided by the latter. A high ratio suggests high growth potential in the future.

Ask Size

Financial services; Stocks & securities

The number of shares a seller is selling at a quoted ask price

Market capitalization

Financial services; Stocks & securities

A company's share price multiplied by the number of shares issued.

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