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Debenture: Meaning, Types and Salient Features

A debenture is one of the capital market instruments which is used to raise medium or long term funds from public. A debenture is essentially a debt instrument...

May 5, 2015

Debt Instruments

A shareholder, whatever might be the quantity of the shares, is a part owner of the company and entitled to all the benefits of ownership, including dividend (company’s...

May 5, 2015

Bid Price

The ‘Bid’ is the buyer’s price. It is this price that you need to know when you have to sell a stock. Bid is the rate/price at which...

May 5, 2015

What are the factors that influence the price of a stock ?

Factors that influence the price of a stock can be stock specific or market specific. The stock-specific factor is related to people’s expectations about the company, its future...

May 5, 2015

What is Forfeiture of Shares?

When shares are allotted to an applicant, it becomes a contract between the shareholder & the company. The shareholder is bound to contribute to the capital and the...

May 5, 2015

Voting Rights & Differential Voting Rights (DVR) in Equity Shares

The owners of equity shares have the voting rights in the annual general meetings of the company. Traditionally, voting right was like universal suffrage such as ownership of...

May 5, 2015

Listing & Delisting of Securities

Listing means admission of securities of an issuer to trading privileges (dealings) on a stock exchange through a formal agreement. The prime objective of admission to dealings on...

May 5, 2015

Follow on Public Offer (FPO)

FPO refers to follow on public offering. It is also known as Further Issue. It is in contrast with an IPO whereby an unlisted company makes either a fresh...

May 5, 2015

Over Subscription and Under Subscription of Shares

A person intending to subscribe to the share capital of a company has to submit an application for shares in the prescribed form, to the company along with...

May 5, 2015

Issue of shares at premium and at discount

A limited company may issue the shares on following different terms. Issue of Shares for Consideration other than cash or for cash or on capitalization of reserves. Issue...

May 5, 2015

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