Auction Market Preferred Stock
Auction Market Preferred Stock (AMPS) are a type of US preference shares with variable dividends set by an auction process.
Equities terms for preferred stock, callable and non-callable preferred stock, auction-market preferred stock, and preferred-versus-common comparisons.
Preferred Stock Core Types terms classify equity securities by ownership claim, economic right, voting power, transfer status, preference, redemption feature, and share-class design.
Use this branch when the share label changes voting control, liquidation priority, dividend priority, conversion, dilution, transferability, or investor rights.
| Term | Use it for |
|---|---|
| Auction Market Preferred Stock | Share-class, common-stock, preferred-stock, voting, restriction, transfer, redemption, or dilution-linked terms. |
| Callable Preferred Stock | Share-class, common-stock, preferred-stock, voting, restriction, transfer, redemption, or dilution-linked terms. |
| Non-Callable Preferred Stock | Share-class, common-stock, preferred-stock, voting, restriction, transfer, redemption, or dilution-linked terms. |
| Preferred Stock | Share-class, common-stock, preferred-stock, voting, restriction, transfer, redemption, or dilution-linked terms. |
| Preferred Stock vs. Common Stock | Share-class, common-stock, preferred-stock, voting, restriction, transfer, redemption, or dilution-linked terms. |
| Prior-Preferred Stock | Share-class, common-stock, preferred-stock, voting, restriction, transfer, redemption, or dilution-linked terms. |
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Auction Market Preferred Stock (AMPS) are a type of US preference shares with variable dividends set by an auction process.
Callable preferred stock lets the issuer redeem preferred shares at a stated price after specified call terms are met.
Non-Callable Preferred Stock refers to preferred shares without a call feature, meaning the issuer cannot redeem the shares before maturity.
Preferred stock is an equity class with dividend or liquidation priority over common stock, often trading with bond-like income characteristics.
Preferred stock and common stock differ in dividend priority, voting rights, upside participation, and liquidation claims.
Prior-preferred stock has a higher claim on dividends or assets than other preferred classes within the issuer's capital structure.