Preferred and common stocks that represent ownership in a company and do not have a fixed maturity date

A) Debt securities
B) Equity securities
C) Investor
D) Investee
E) Cost method
F) Trading securities
G) Available-for-sale securities
H) Held-to-maturity securities
I) Equity method
J) Business combination

Equity Securities

Financial instruments that represent ownership in a corporation, such as stocks, granting holders a proportion of the corporation's assets and profits.

Preferred Stocks

A class of ownership in a corporation with a higher claim on assets and earnings than common stock, usually with dividends that are paid out before common stock dividends.

Common Stocks

Common stocks represent units of ownership in a corporation, providing voting rights and entitling the shareholder to a share of the company's success through dividends and/or capital appreciation.