In principle, shari'ah permits investment and trading in equities (shares of stock). However, shari'ah excludes the shares of companies that...

A share that is issued by a company, free of charge, to its existing stockholders on a prorata basis. This...

A type of share capital that represents ownership in an entity through the issue of its common shares (ordinary shares)....

The capital contribution by shareholders which reflects the par value of all equity securities, including common shares and preferred stock....

A type of registration rights that confers on an investor the right to register his unregistered shares when either the...

It stands for basic earnings per share; the ratio of net income available to common shareholders to common shares outstanding:...

The ratio of net income available to common shareholders to common shares outstanding: This ratio doesn't take into account the...

The face value (par value) of a bond or a similar debt security that is used to figure out the...

An investor who buys and sells securities in amounts smaller than a round lot. An odd-lotter is typically a small...

Another term for Nifty Fifty; one of the fifty large-capitalization stocks with outstanding growth record and prospects such as IBM,...