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Different Ways of Investing Money
What Is Commercial Paper
A short-term, unsecured financing vehicle used typically by corporations to cover immediate credit needs . It is also used by money markets as a short-term investment vehicle.
- Commercial paper notes are short-term notes issued in denominations of $100,000 or in an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess of $100,000. The maturity of the notes cannot exceed 270 days from the date of issuance. (maturities ranging from 2 to 270 days).
Example – What is Short Selling ?
Short selling is the selling of a stock that the seller doesn’t own in order to buy it back once it has fallen in price, netting a profit in the process.
Differtence between NYSE vs AMEX Stock Exchanges
American Stock Exchange (AMEX) is a Stock exchange located in New York , generally trading in smaller stocks compared to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
The NYSE is the largest and most prestigious exchange. To list in NYSE companies should meet initial listing requirements and also comply NYSE maintenance requirements.
Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 Bankruptcy – Differences ?
Five different kinds of bankruptcy cases cases are divided into two different types of bankruptcy cases:
- Liquidation – Chapter 7
- Reorganization – Chapters 9, 11, 12 and 13
According to investopedia
- Chapter 7 bankruptcy is called liquidation bankruptcy.
- Chapter 11 bankruptcy is called rehabilitation bankruptcy.
What is Prefered Stock?
Like common stock, preferred stocks represent partial ownership in a company, each share of preferred stock is normally paid a guaranteed, relatively high dividend and has first right over common stock at the company’s assets in the event of bankruptcy.
- Preferred stock shareholders do not enjoy any of the voting rights of common stockholders.