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
Are the stocks of leading, well established, capitalized and nationally known companies that have a proven record of earnings and pay a reasonable dividend.
Open Order
This is an order to buy or sell securities that has not been executed or cancelled. This usually happens because some requirement e.g. specified price has not yet been met.
Venture Capital Fund
This is an investment fund that manages money from investors seeking private equity stakes in start-up businesses and small to medium sized enterprises with strong growth potential.
Yield
This is the measure of the return on the investment and is shown as a percentage. It is calculated by dividing the annual dividend by the stock’s current market price. Example; a share selling at KES 50 and with an annual dividend of KES 5 per share yields 10%
Investment Bank
An investment bank is an institution that deals with the creation of capital for other companies. They act as advisors and agents for a company on matters related to the issue and placement of a stock. Example; during an IPO, it is common to find the issuer engaging the services of an investment bank as the lead advisor on the entire transaction. They also provide stockbrokerage services and can trade in shares at the stock exchange in their own accounts.
Investor Word
Blue Chip Stocks
Are the stocks of leading, well established, capitalized and nationally known companies that have a proven record of earnings and pay a reasonable dividend.
Open Order
This is an order to buy or sell securities that has not been executed or cancelled. This usually happens because some requirement e.g. specified price has not yet been met.
Venture Capital Fund
This is an investment fund that manages money from investors seeking private equity stakes in start-up businesses and small to medium sized enterprises with strong growth potential.
Yield
This is the measure of the return on the investment and is shown as a percentage. It is calculated by dividing the annual dividend by the stock’s current market price. Example; a share selling at KES 50 and with an annual dividend of KES 5 per share yields 10%
Investment Bank
An investment bank is an institution that deals with the creation of capital for other companies. They act as advisors and agents for a company on matters related to the issue and placement of a stock. Example; during an IPO, it is common to find the issuer engaging the services of an investment bank as the lead advisor on the entire transaction. They also provide stockbrokerage services and can trade in shares at the stock exchange in their own accounts.