Common Equity Shares - Meaning and Features- Equity refers to the ownership interest or residual claim in the assets of a firm after all the liab...
COURSE
Overview of Equity Securities
This course is a part of CFA Level I study material.
It introduces you to various types of equity securities and their characteristics. You will learn about the characteristics of equity securities and their risk and return profile. You will also learn about the role played by equity securities in financing a firm’s assets and how book value of equity differs from its market value. Finally, you will learn about the returns investors earn by holding these securities.
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Study Notes for CFA Level I Reading - Overview of Equity Securities
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- Preference shares are another type of equity securities issued by firms that combine the features of...
- Convertible preference shares give the preference shareholders the right to convert their shares int...
- [Common shares](https://financetrain.com/common-equity-shares/ "Common Equity Shares – Meaning and F...
- A company can also issue various classes of common stock, such as Class A and Class B, with each cla...
- An investor looking at investing in foreign companies can do so in two ways: 1) Direct investing and...
- Deposit receipts make investing in a company beyond the investor's home borders easy and convenient....
- ### Risk/ReturnCharacteristics of Equity Securities An investor receives three types of returns fro...
- ### Cost of Equity The cost of common equity is represented as r<sub>e</sub>, and it is the rate of...
LESSONS
Preference Shares - Meaning, Types and Features
Convertible Preference Shares
Voting Systems: Statutory Voting and Cumulative Vo...
Class A and Class B Common Stock
Investing in Non-domestic Equity Securities
What are Depository Receipts
Characteristics of Equity Securities
Cost of Equity and Rate of Return
