The Kenya Association of Stockbrokers and Investment Banks is an association that represents the interests of Kenyan stockbrokerage and investment banking companies. It was initially founded as the Association of Kenya Stockbrokers (AK
This is an order to buy or sell a stock immediately at the best possible price. It is sometimes referred to as an unrestricted order.
Voting Right
This is the right of an ordinary shareholder to vote either in person or by proxy for the members of the board of directors and on other matters of corporate policy. The number of shares an individual owns corresponds to the number of votes he has. So an investor with 1,000 shares has 1,000 votes while an investor with 10 shares only has 10 votes.
Interested Shareholder
This is a shareholder who owns or controls enough shares in a company as to affect company decisions and policies.
Reaction
This is a short-term reversal of the prevailing trend in the price movement of a share. Thus when in a falling market, the share registers a short term increment in price and in a rising market, the share registers a short term decline in price.
Dividend Yield
This is the return on the money invested in a security. It is simply the dividend quoted in terms of a percentage of the current market price. For example, if the dividend declared is KES 1.00 and the closing price of the share is KES 20.00, then the dividend yield is 5%.
Investor Word
Market Order
This is an order to buy or sell a stock immediately at the best possible price. It is sometimes referred to as an unrestricted order.
Voting Right
This is the right of an ordinary shareholder to vote either in person or by proxy for the members of the board of directors and on other matters of corporate policy. The number of shares an individual owns corresponds to the number of votes he has. So an investor with 1,000 shares has 1,000 votes while an investor with 10 shares only has 10 votes.
Interested Shareholder
This is a shareholder who owns or controls enough shares in a company as to affect company decisions and policies.
Reaction
This is a short-term reversal of the prevailing trend in the price movement of a share. Thus when in a falling market, the share registers a short term increment in price and in a rising market, the share registers a short term decline in price.
Dividend Yield
This is the return on the money invested in a security. It is simply the dividend quoted in terms of a percentage of the current market price. For example, if the dividend declared is KES 1.00 and the closing price of the share is KES 20.00, then the dividend yield is 5%.