Glossary A-Z

5. The name given to the system used by EQ to record and maintain document and transaction images.
6. Another word for company or issue.
8. A person who acts as an intermediary between a buyer and a seller, usually for a commission.
9. A person or institution legally charged with the responsibility of safeguarding the property of another.
12. The person whose name appears on the stock certificate and on the books of the issuing company.
13. A class of capital stock that has no preference to dividends or any distribution of assets.
14. Obtained from a bank or broker; a guarantee of the signature of an individual selling or transferring stock.
16. A portion of a company's profits paid to its shareowners. May be in the form of cash or of stock.
17. A portion of a share of stock can be maintained in a dividend reinvestment account or credited to a reinvestment account in conjunction with stock splits or stock dividends.

1. A person or institute appointed by the court and charged with the maintenance and distribution of the assets/liabilities of a deceased person.
2. The per-share amount at which a shareowner buys or sells stock.
3. A fiduciary named in a will and appointed by the court to handle the administration of an estate.
4. A nine-character number that uniquely identifies a particular security.
7. The individual or firm appointed by a corporation that keeps a record of shareowners by name, address and number of shares owned.
10. A physical holding indicating a stockholder's proportional ownership in the corporation.
11. The holding of property by two or more persons; upon the death of one of the parties whole ownership belongs to the survivor.
15. The trading of one company of stock for another. The old company is then withdrawn from the market. An acquisition or name change may have prompted this to take place.