Convertible Preferred Stock

Description of Convertible Preferred Stock. Explanation.

Definition Convertible Preferred Stock. Description.

Convertible Preferred Stock can be exchanged, usually after a predetermined date, for shares of common stock according to the conversion ratio stated in the prospectus of the preferred stock contract.

These stocks offer the holder the possibility to choose the best out of two options if the market value of the company's common stock rises:

1. Benefit from the appreciation through the rising price of the preferred stock, or

2. Benefit from the built-in stock option by exchange the convertible stock to common stock at the fixed ratio.

Compare with: Convertible Bond  |  Conversion Price  |  Conversion Ratio  |  Preferred Stock  |  Venture Capitalists  |  Unissued Stock  |  Treasury Stock

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End of description Convertible Preferred Stock. An explanation.