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Preferred stock

Also written preferred, preferreds.

Definition

An equity security that ranks above common stock and below all debt, and pays a fixed or floating dividend. It behaves more like a bond than a stock: a set payment, usually no vote, and usually a call date. Most are perpetual.

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C-N is a preferred stock of Citigroup Capital XIII: a 10.707% coupon on $25 par, trading at $26.39 for a 10.14% current yield. Open the C-N record.

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