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Preferred stock ratioPreferred stock at par value divided by total capitalization, which gives the portion of capitalization that consists of preferred stock.Preferred stock ratio Similar MatchesPreferred stockPreferred stockA security that shows ownership in a corporation and gives the holder a claim, prior to the claim of common stockholders, on earnings and also generally on assets in the event of liquidation. Most preferred stock pays a fixed dividend that is paid prior to the common stock dividend, stated in a dollar amount or as a percentage of par value. This stock does not usually carry voting rights. Preferred stock has characteristics of both common stock and debt. Depository preferredDepository preferredDevice enabling an issuer to circumvent an arbitrary corporate limit on the number of preferred shares issuable. Applies mainly to convertible securities. Second preferred stockSecond preferred stockPreferred stock issue that has less priority in claiming dividends and assets in liquidation than another issue of 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. Preferred stockPreferred stockSee: 'preference shares'. Further SuggestionsPreferred dividend coverageadjustable rate preferred stock cumulative preferred stock Dutch Auction Preferred Stock Cumulative preferred stock participating preferred stock Floating rate preferred First preferred stock Monthly income preferred security (MIP) Auction Market Preferred Stock (AMPS) Convertible preferred stock Adjustable rate preferred stock (ARPS) Preferred stock agreement Blank Check Preferred Stock Auction rate preferred stock (ARPS) Participating preferred stock Prior preferred stock Preferred equity redemption stock (PERC) |
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