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PARTLY PAID SHARES [1 record]

Record 1 2010-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Investment
  • Stock Exchange
  • Financial and Budgetary Management
DEF

Shares whose full par value has not been paid.

CONT

They [partly paid shares] are comparatively rare, and are not popular with shareholders because of the liability to further calls. However, the offer of partly-paid shares in recent privatisations has, proved successful. Although the value of the shares may increase as the calls are paid, and in the long-term the shareholder should suffer no loss, nevertheless in the short-term the investor has to find the money at a time which may be inconvenient.

Key term(s)
  • partly-paid shares

French

Domaine(s)
  • Investissements et placements
  • Bourse
  • Gestion budgétaire et financière
CONT

On parle aussi d'«actions partiellement libérées» [...] L'acheteur verse généralement un dépôt au moment du peut-être la moitié du prix d'émission des actions, puis le solde dans l'année.

Spanish

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