Category: Investor Definitions

In addition to filing annual reports on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, publicly reporting companies must report certain material corporate events on a more current basis. Form 8-K is known as a “current report” and it is the report that companies must file with the SEC to announce major events that shareholders should know about. Companies generally… Continue reading FORM 8-K

An institutional investment manager that uses the U.S. mail (or other means or instrumentality of interstate commerce) in the course of its business, and exercises investment discretion over $100 million or more in Section 13(f) securities (explained below) must report its holdings quarterly on Form 13F with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In general, an institutional investment manager… Continue reading FORM 13F -REPORTS FILED BY INSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENT MANAGERS

The federal tax laws require brokerage firms, mutual funds, and other entities to report on Form 1099 all investment income, usually interest or dividends, they have paid to investors during the previous tax year. Form 1099 is a tax form required by the Internal Revenue Service.  The SEC does not provide tax advice or interpret… Continue reading FORM 1099, INVESTMENT INCOME (INTEREST AND DIVIDENDS)

The federal securities laws require publicly reporting companies to disclose information on an ongoing basis. For example, domestic issuers must submit annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and current reports on Form 8-K for a number of specified events and must comply with a variety of other disclosure requirements. The Form 10-Q includes unaudited… Continue reading FORM 10-Q

The federal securities laws require publicly reporting companies to disclose information on an ongoing basis. For example, domestic companies must submit annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and current reports on Form 8-K for a number of specified events and must comply with a variety of other disclosure requirements. The annual report on Form… Continue reading FORM 10-K

The SEC is the primary overseer of the U.S. securities markets while foreign regulators oversee securities markets in other jurisdictions. The SEC and most foreign securities regulators are members of International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), which develops, implements and promotes adherence to internationally recognized standards for securities regulation. If you are a U.S. investor with… Continue reading FOREIGN REGULATORS

Markets that trade currencies.

A foreign currency exchange rate is a price that represents how much it costs to buy the currency of one country using the currency of another country. Currency traders buy and sell currencies through forex transactions based on how they expect currency exchange rates will fluctuate. When the value of one currency rises relative to… Continue reading FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE (FOREX)

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) generally prohibits the bribing of foreign officials. The FCPA also requires publicly traded companies to maintain accurate books and records and to have a sys-tem of internal controls sufficient to provide reason-able assurances that transactions are executed and assets are accounted for in accordance with management’s authorization and recorded… Continue reading FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT (FCPA)

The lower limit for the interest rate on a floating-rate bond.