Business, Legal & Accounting Glossary
An American Depositary Receipt (also known as an ADR) is a negotiable certificate of title to a number of shares in a non-US company which are deposited in an overseas bank.
An American Depositary Receipt (ADR) is a receipt issued by a US bank to a member of the US public who has bought shares in a foreign country.
The depositary certificates are denominated in US dollars and may be traded as security in the US markets.
ADR’s pose the advantages of providing a reduction in administration costs and an avoidance of stamp duty on each transaction.
A negotiable certificate issued by a U.S. bank representing a specific number of shares of a foreign stock traded on a U.S. stock exchange. ADRs make it easier for Americans to invest in foreign companies, due to the widespread availability of dollar-denominated price information, lower transaction costs, and timely dividend distributions.
ADR
participatory note
receipt
unsponsored ADR
ADS
Sponsored ADR
Kaffirs
global shares
NYSE Amex Composite Index
depositary receipt
Global Depositary Receipt
American depositary receipt (ADR) ratio
American depositary receipt (ADR) fees
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