GUARANTEED STOCK
Infrequently used common or preferred stock guaranteed by a third party. Since these are guaranteed, investors in general are willing to pay a higher amount for the stock than the ones not backed up by a guarantee. The guaranteed dividend can raise the stock’s price. Sometimes, railroads and public utilities issue this stock. It can also pertain to commonly purchased items a firm keeps a supply of for customers to acquire.
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Harvest Strategy
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Discount House
A firm that buys, sells, discounts and/or negotiates bills of exchange or promissory notes. It is mainly operating in the U.K.
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