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Auction Market Preferred Stock (AMPS)A type of Dutch Auction Preferred Stock (A Merrill Lynch product).Auction Market Preferred Stock (AMPS) Similar MatchesConvertible preferred stockConvertible preferred stockPreferred stock that can be converted into common stock at the option of the holder. See also: participating convertible preferred stock. Preferred habitat theoryPreferred habitat theoryA biased expectations theory that believes the term structure reflects the expectation of the future path of interest rates as well as risk premium. The theory rejects the assertion that the risk premium must rise uniformly with maturity, but instead profits that to the extent that the demand for and supply of funds do not match for a given maturity range, some participants will shift to maturities showing the opposite imbalances, as long as they are compensated by an appropriate risk premium whose magnitude will reflect the extent of aversion to either price or reinvestment risk. Participating preferred stockParticipating preferred stockPreferred stock that provides the holder with a specified dividend plus the right to additional earnings under specified conditions. Floating rate preferredFloating rate preferredPreferred stock paying dividends that vary with short-term interest rates. Preferred equity redemption stock (PERC)Preferred equity redemption stock (PERC)Preferred stock that converts automatically into equity at a stated date. A limit is placed on the value of the shares the investor receives. Further SuggestionsPreferred stock agreementPrior preferred stock cumulative preferred stock Cumulative preferred stock preferred stock Dutch Auction Preferred Stock Preferred stock Monthly income preferred security (MIP) Preferred dividend coverage Adjustable rate preferred stock (ARPS) Auction rate preferred stock (ARPS) First preferred stock Preferred stock ratio Second preferred stock adjustable rate preferred stock participating preferred stock Depository preferred Blank Check Preferred Stock |
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