preference shares

What you need to know about preference shares and hybrids

There are different types of shares on the stock market for investors to buy. The most common is ordinary shares but there is also another type of share called preference shares. These are sometimes referred to as hybrids as these are products which have debt and equity characteristics. Preference shares provide investors with a regular stream of income which means it is similar to the characteristic of a bond. They may also have a fixed maturity date. Preference shares are …

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What are preference shares?

The most common type of share on the stock market are ordinary shares but there is also another type of share called preference shares. These are sometimes referred to as hybrids as these are products which have debt and equity characteristics. Preference shares provide investors with a regular stream of income which means it is similar to the characteristic of a bond. They may also have a fixed maturity date. Preference shares are similar to ordinary shares where the instrument …

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