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Record 1 2020-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Investment
  • Stock Exchange
CONT

Investors can buy stocks on foreign exchanges using American Depositary Receipts, in which receipts for foreign shares are held in trust by a bank. Dual-purpose investments offered by the Americus Trust Shareowner Service Corp. let investors buy split stocks for both dividend income and capital gains.

OBS

The correct French equivalent is "action" in this context because "stock" and "share" are used interchangeably as a singular noun. However, "stock" is usually a collective noun, with "actions" as its French equivalent and "shares" as its synonym.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Investissements et placements
  • Bourse
CONT

Ces actions peuvent aussi bien appartenir à la catégorie des titres de qualité [...], ou elles peuvent être du groupe des actions étrangères dont l'incidence de risque est nettement plus élevé.

Spanish

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