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EquityShare in the ownership of a corporation; more commonly called a stock, as in the stock market.EquityThe value of a person's interest in real property after all liens and charges have been deducted.EquityThe amount which shareholders own in a publicly quoted company. Equity is the risk-bearing part of the company's capital and contrasts with debt capital which is usually secured in some way and which has priority over shareholders if the company becomes insolvent and its assets are distributed.For most companies there are two types of equity: ordinary shares, which have voting rights, and preference shares which do not. Owners of preference shares rank ahead of ordinary shareholders in a liquidation.Similar MatchesEquity linked mortgageEquity linked mortgageThe lender takes ownership of a stake in the equity of the property. This means that they lend you less than the full amount that is required to buy the home. Interest is only charged on the amount that they lend you and not on the full value of the property. When you sell the property, the lender receives payment in proportion to the amount of equity that they own, and therefore benefits from any increase in the price of the property. Owners equityOwners equityPaid-in capital plus donated capital plus retained earnings less liabilities. Homeowners equity accountHomeowners equity accountA credit line offered by banks and mortgage lenders which grants the homeowner the opportunity of borrowing against the built up equity in the property. Deferred equityDeferred equityA common term for convertible bonds, which recognizes their equity component and the expectation that the bond will ultimately be converted into shares of common stock. Equity floorEquity floorAn agreement in which one party agrees to pay the other at specific time periods if a specific stock market benchmark falls below a predetermined level. Further SuggestionsTEFRA (Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1983)Leveraged equity Sweat equity high equity All equity rate Stratified equity indexing Equity linked Eurobonds return on equity Appel Loan (Accelerating Payoff Progressive Equity Loan) Registered equity market maker equity options negative equity private equity Carrot equity Prices (of equity) Equity contribution agreement Foreign equity market Euroequity issues Salomon Brothers World Equity Index (SBWEI) Preferred equity redemption stock (PERC) Return on equity (ROE) Growing Equity Mortgage (gem) Cost of equity Growing Equity Mortgage (GEM) Top down equity management style |
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