An annual rate of return is the profit or loss on an investment over a one-year period. There are many…
A report filed to the SEC by public companies that includes the company's history, audited financial statements, a discussion of…
The annual report to shareholders is a document used by most public companies to disclose corporate information to their shareholders.…
Once-a-year meetings where the chief executive officer reports on the year's results to shareholders. At this meeting, shareholders vote to…
The stocks of most foreign companies that trade in the U.S. markets are traded as American Depositary Receipts (ADRs). U.S.…
Alternative Trading Systems (ATSs) are SEC-regulated electronic trading systems that match orders for buyers and sellers of securities. An ATS is…
Alternative mutual funds (sometimes called alt funds or liquid alts) are publicly offered, SEC-registered mutual funds that hold non-traditional investments or use…
An All-Or-None (AON) order is an order to buy or sell a stock that must be executed in its entirety,…
After-hours trading, also known as extended-hours trading, refers to trading that occurs outside of regular trading hours. Regular trading hours…
Affinity fraud refers to investment scams that prey upon members of identifiable groups, such as religious or ethnic communities, the…