Stock Split :Stock Split.. N. The splitting of single shares into two or more shares apiece, resulting in an increased total number of shares and in the shares held by individual shareholders. . See also broker, preferred stock, common stock, Securities and Exchange Commission, security.
Wash Sale :Wash Sale. N. (1) A sale of stock followed by a purchase of the same stock within a short period of time, usually thirty days; losses on such a sale and repurchase may not be recognized for tax purposes. (2) Simultaneous buying and selling of a stock issue to generate interest in the [...]
Ponzi Scheme :Ponzi Scheme. N. A kind of pyramid scheme in which a perpetrator promises high returns on an investment and uses money submitted by later investors to pay off earlier investors, but eventually runs out of money or disappears and the scheme collapses. . See also Securities and Exchange Commission.
Pyramid Scheme :Pyramid Scheme. N. A sales scheme, often illegal, in which a buyer of goods is promised a commission for every additional buyer he or she finds and recruits to be a seller, and in which the people at the top of the pyramid collect payments from all the bottom tiers but the people [...]
Red Herring :Red Herring. N. (1) A misleading clue; a point in a case that might seem important but that is in fact irrelevant to the main issue. (2) In securities, a preliminary prospectus about a future stock issue not yet approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission, so-called because it is bordered in red [...]
Registered Representative :Registered Representative. N. A person who has met certain qualifications and is allowed by the Securities and Exchange Commission to sell securities to the general public.
Registration Statement :Registration Statement. N. A document that companies selling securities must submit to the Securities and Exchange Commission, including information on the company
SEC :SEC. Abbrv. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Securities Acts :Securities Acts. N. Federal and state statutes that govern registration of and trade in corporate securities, including the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, administered by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Securities and Exchange Commission. N. A federal agency that oversees the sale and issuing of corporate stocks [...]
Listed Stock :Listed Stock. N. Stock in a company that meets the Securities and Exchange Commission