what is common stock in banking?
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Common stock is that owned by the general public.  It is on the lower end of the scale over priority stock which is offered to corporate officers, especially if there were a time of bankruptcy (like United Airlines and K-mart recent bankruptcies) then the common stock often becomes worthless, while the priority stock continues to have value after the company comes out of bankruptcy.
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All investors have to file a public notice with the SEC if they acquire, I think it is 5%, or more of a company's common stock. But there is no limit to how much any investor may buy. Although, as a practical matter, companies often discourages investors from buying more than a certain share by triggering poison pills etc.
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None of these. Those are both assets.\n\nDividends, common stock, preferred, etc. are more typical of stockholder's equity.
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here are some interesting bank facts.\n\nI am a banker in Canada.\n\nhttp://72.14.207.104/search?q=cache:1vbPCz75yb8J:siteresources.worldbank.org/INTRES/Resources/469232-1107449512766/Caprio_2000_United_States.xls+number+of+new+bank+depositors+in+the+USA+last+year&hl=en&gl=ca&ct=clnk&cd=1
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mutual fund, in finance, investment company or trust that has a very fluid capital stock. It is unique in that at any time it can sell or redeem any of its outstanding shares at net asset value (i.e., the price of a share equals total assets minus liabilities divided by the total number of shares). A mutual fund, also called an open-end investment company, owns the securities of several corporations and receives dividends on the shares that it holds. A closed-end investment company differs from an open-end company in that the number of shares is limited and the price of the shares may fluctuate above and below the net asset value. The earnings of a mutual fund are distributed to the holders of its shares. It is hoped that a loss on one holding will be made up by a gain on another. The holders of mutual-fund shares thus gain the advantage of diversification, which might ordinarily be beyond their means. Common mutual funds, which often provide skilled management for security holdings, include stock, bond, balanced, index, and money-market funds. Stock funds mainly invest in common shares, and bond funds in bonds; such funds may specialize in a particular category of stocks or bonds (such as Internet stocks or municipal bonds). A balanced fund might invest in preferred stocks and bonds in addition to common stocks. Index funds invest in a portfolio that mimics a given index, such as the stocks that make up the S&P 500. The forerunner of the modern mutual fund was established in Belgium in 1822, and the use of these closed-end investment companies soon spread to Great Britain and France. They became popular in the United States in the 1920s, but from the 1930s the open-end mutual fund became more popular. Mutual funds experienced a period of tremendous growth after World War II, especially in the 1980s and 90s.
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An investment department at a commercial bank is responsible for monitoring the activities of its reps who are selling non-traditional bank products. Examples of some of these products are Mutual funds, annuities, stocks, and bonds. Some commercial banks will only allow their reps to sell mutual funds and fixed annuities, while others will allow them to sell individual stocks and bonds as well. To avoid liability the investment department must maintain a clearly defined separation between the traditional bank products, (ie. cd's, money markets, etc) and investment products.
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go there : http://moneycentral.msn.com/detail/stock_quote?Symbol=nok
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Banks invest a lot in Government bonds, GNMA's and Agency paper.  The majority of their portfolios are usually in GNMA's and Collatoralized Mortgage Obligations (CMO's).\n\nCheck out this link for information on all FDIC insured banks.  http://www2.fdic.gov/SDI/SOB/  Under Industry, check all FDIC-Insured Institutions and then for Reports check Securities then Run Report.
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Usually when a company or corporate is going public (ie wants to raise capital for expansion),they issue the equity(shares) of the company in the form of an IPO(Initial public offering).\n\nNow they employ an Investment bank(IB) to raise the capital. This IB then does an analysis(red herring prospectus and all) and comes up with an evaluation. They also tell the corporate that they will buy the shares from the company and then sell it to the public.\n     This ensures that the company gets the money irrespective of the public buying of shares.The IB then at their discretion may sell it at a higher cost to the public depending on oversubscriptions. This is underwriting. Securities can be equity or fixed income like Bonds.
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you can get an account with etrade or ameritrade\n\nmin number is one share
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Stock stands for a companys share capital. It is also commonly used for Securities, e.g. Shares and Bonds. Well, transaction is the process of carrying out an order to buy or sell a security. This agreement between two parties requires the delivery of an asset or security by the seller and the acceptance and payment by the buyer. Stock transaction by an officer or director of the company whose stock is being traded, or by any individual or entity holding 10 percent or more of any class of the company's shares.
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I found this in the Guardian - you could try the other two banks:\n\nThe Co-operative Bank, Triodos Bank and the Ecology Building Society are the three front-runners in ethical banking and offer standard banking products.
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Of course, your question depends which country you are in.  I'll assume U.S., but if it is somewhere else, the answer will be different.  In the U.S. you can always buy shares of some of the larger stocks if they have ADR's issued.  I've provided a link for the BNY ADR list.\n\nBut to trade any stocks, whether U.S. or foreign, you want an account with a broker, such as Ameritrade or Scottrade, not with a bank normally.  A lot of banks do have some ability to offer brokerage services, but they're usually not the best resources for that.
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There's no such thing as "European Stock". If you have a particular company in mind that's European and traded on a European exchange, you can either go to a large investment firm's foreign desk and ask to buy those shares or index, or you open an account with a full service bank or investment firm in (almost) any european country.  I'd use a bank in England or Germany.\nAlternatively, you can do an international mutual fund and see whether the companies included are interesting to you.
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Every stockholder is an owner of the corporation as stock represents an ownership interest in the corporation.  If you are asking in general whether the person or entities that own a majority of a company typically hold it in preferred or common stock, it is generally common stock.  \n\nFor public companies (companies traded on US exchanges) it is almost certainly common stock held by the public.  For private companies, voting control tends to lie most often in the hands of the common stock.  If you are talking about private, venture funded companies, however, sometimes the venture capitalists hold preferred stock in such amounts that they effectively have control of the company.
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Common Stock - Dilusion of holding and depends on strength of company\nBonds - low cost to company also have no dilusion of holding but comes with finance risk\nPreferred Stock - Best when u need low cost and no financial risk...specially when gestation period of company is long
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If you know the Symbol for the stock they're in, go to yahoo finance, put the synbol in, and go from there. Good luck.