Stock market terminology: ADR and Common Stock?

By admin · March 7, 2010 · Filed in Stock Market for Dummies

Hey whats the difference between ADR and Common Stock?

I was just on bloomberg looking at some prices and i saw these terms. easy "economics for dummy" definitions will be much a appreciated…."big purple dinosaur" it for me please

http://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/commonstock.asp

http://www.investopedia.com/terms/a/adr.asp

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jeff410
March 8th, 2010 at 1:24 am

An ADR is a American Depository Receipt. Its represents a share of a foreign company denominated in US currency.
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Al in NC
March 8th, 2010 at 1:31 am

http://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/commonstock.asp

http://www.investopedia.com/terms/a/adr.asp
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Stock market terminology: ADR and Common Stock?

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