From dividend to bonus to rights to warrants: Do you know all kinds of corp action? Here's your quick guide

Dividend stock, Bonus stock, Share split stock: While capital appreciation helps investors earn returns, corporate actions also interest shareholders as it helps them to generate returns.

ZeeBiz WebTeam | Mar 31, 2023, 02:02 PM IST

Dividend stock, Bonus stock, Share split stock: While capital appreciation helps investors earn returns, corporate actions also interest shareholders as it helps them to generate returns. Companies announce various corporate actions for their shareholders while dividend, bonus remain the most known, do you know all kinds of corp actions? Here's your quick guide

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Warrants

Warrants

Warrants: Warrants are the options issued by a company that gives investors the right to purchase the company's stock at a specific price within a stipulated time period.

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Bonus

Bonus

Bonus: A bonus is a corporate action wherein additional shares are given to the current shareholders without any additional cost. 

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Dividend

Dividend

Dividend: A dividend is a reward, cash or others, simply a distribution of corporate earnings to its shareholders.

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Rights

Rights

Rights: Rather than buying shares in the secondary market, the rights issue is simply the offering of rights to the shareholders of a company that allows them to buy additional shares directly from the company at a discounted price.  

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