publicly held
Traded on exchanges
Publicly held describes a company whose shares are traded on a stock exchange, available for purchase by the general public.
A publicly held corporation must disclose financial information and answer to shareholders: Apple became publicly held in 1980.
Contrasts with privately held, where ownership stays with founders, families, or private investors.
- shareholdingOwnership in a corporation
- incorporatedLegally formed as company
- listingRecorded item in catalog
- stock marketSecurities trading venue
- stockGoods kept for sale
common stock · equity · trading · securities · market · annual report · SEC filing · exchange · Wall Street · ticker symbol · audit committee · fiduciary duty · IPO · stockholder · shareholder value · Sarbanes-Oxley Act · investor · corporate governance
publicly heldprivately held
Not publicly traded
private · family-owned · sole proprietorship · employee-owned · partnership
publicly heldprivate
Restricted to certain parties
confidential · restricted · closed · exclusive · unregulated
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