International Equity Markets

4 important questions on International Equity Markets

A stock is classified as emerging is it meets at least one of two general criteria:

  1. It is located in a low- or middle-income economy as defined by the world bank
  2. Its investible market capitalization is low relative to its most recent gross national income figures

Advantages of cross listing:

  • It expands the investor base for a firm
  • Establishes name recognition for the firm in new capital markets, paving the way for new issues
  • May offer marketing advantages
  • May mitigate possibility of hostile takeovers

American Depository Receipts:

  • Foreign stocks often trade on U.S., exchanges a ADRs
  • It is a receipt that represents the number of foreign shares that are deposited at a U.S., bank
  • The bank serves as a transfer agent for the ADRs
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Global Registered shares:

  • Globally traded shares.
  • A GRS purchased on one exchange can be sold on another. They trade in both U.S., dollars and Euro

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