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Common stock:

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This article is about a financial term. For other uses, see common.

Common stock is in contrast to preferred shares, which may have different voting, dividends, or other rights.

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Types of stocks	Stock · Common stock · Preferred stock · Outstanding stock · Treasury stock · Authorised stock · Restricted stock · Concentrated stock · Golden share

Participants	Investor · Stock trader/investor · Market maker · Floor trader · Floor broker · Broker-dealer

Exchanges	Stock exchange · List of stock exchanges · Over-the-counter

Stock valuation	Gordon model · Dividend yield · Earnings per share · Book value · Earnings yield · Beta · Alpha · CAPM · Arbitrage pricing theory

Financial ratios	P/CF ratio · P/E · PEG · Price/sales ratio · P/B ratio · D/E ratio · Dividend payout ratio · Dividend cover · SGR · ROIC · ROCE · ROE · ROA · EV/EBITDA · RSI · Sharpe ratio · Treynor ratio · Cap rate

Trading theories	Efficient market hypothesis · Fundamental analysis · Technical analysis · Modern portfolio theory · Post-modern portfolio theory · Mosaic theory

Related terms	Dividend · Stock split · Reverse stock split · Growth stock · Speculation · Trade · IPO · Market trends · Short Selling · Momentum · Day trading · Swing trading · DuPont Model · Dark liquidity · Market depth

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