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Company whose ownership is organized via shares of stock which are intended to be freely traded on a stock exchange or in over-the-counter markets.
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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
3 linksIndependent agency of the United States federal government, created in the aftermath of the Wall Street Crash of 1929.
Independent agency of the United States federal government, created in the aftermath of the Wall Street Crash of 1929.
To achieve its mandate, the SEC enforces the statutory requirement that public companies and other regulated companies submit quarterly and annual reports, as well as other periodic reports.
Stock exchange
2 linksExchange where stockbrokers and traders can buy and sell securities, such as shares of stock, bonds, and other financial instruments.
Exchange where stockbrokers and traders can buy and sell securities, such as shares of stock, bonds, and other financial instruments.
Securities traded on a stock exchange include stock issued by listed companies, unit trusts, derivatives, pooled investment products and bonds.
Initial public offering
2 linksPublic offering in which shares of a company are sold to institutional investors and usually also to retail (individual) investors.
Public offering in which shares of a company are sold to institutional investors and usually also to retail (individual) investors.
Through this process, colloquially known as floating, or going public, a privately held company is transformed into a public company.
Shareholder
2 linksA shareholder (in the United States often referred to as stockholder) of a corporation is an individual or legal entity (such as another corporation, a body politic, a trust or partnership) that is registered by the corporation as the legal owner of shares of the share capital of a public or private corporation.
Privately held company
1 linksCompany which does not offer or trade its company stock to the general public on the stock market exchanges, but rather the company's stock is offered, owned and traded or exchanged privately or over-the-counter.
Company which does not offer or trade its company stock to the general public on the stock market exchanges, but rather the company's stock is offered, owned and traded or exchanged privately or over-the-counter.
Though less visible than their publicly traded counterparts, private companies have major importance in the world's economy.
Dividend
1 linksDistribution of profits by a corporation to its shareholders.
Distribution of profits by a corporation to its shareholders.
Public companies usually pay dividends on a fixed schedule, but may declare a dividend at any time, sometimes called a special dividend to distinguish it from the fixed schedule dividends.
Sarbanes–Oxley Act
1 linksUnited States federal law that mandates certain practices in financial record keeping and reporting for corporations.
United States federal law that mandates certain practices in financial record keeping and reporting for corporations.
The act,, also known as the "Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act" (in the Senate) and "Corporate and Auditing Accountability, Responsibility, and Transparency Act" (in the House) and more commonly called Sarbanes–Oxley, SOX or Sarbox, contains eleven sections that place requirements on all U.S. public company boards of directors and management and public accounting firms.
Goldman Sachs
1 linksAmerican multinational investment bank and financial services company headquartered in New York City.
American multinational investment bank and financial services company headquartered in New York City.
After decades of debate among the partners, the company became a public company via an initial public offering in May 1999.
Unlisted public company
0 linksAn unlisted public company is a public company that is not listed on any stock exchange.
Company
1 linksA company can be created as a legal person so that the company itself has limited liability as members perform or fail to discharge their duty according to the publicly declared incorporation, or published policy.
A company can be created as a legal person so that the company itself has limited liability as members perform or fail to discharge their duty according to the publicly declared incorporation, or published policy.
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