HomeDefinitionsCompareDebt American sharesThe financial definition for American shares:Securities certificates issued in the US by a transfer agent acting on behalf of the foreign issuer. The certificates represent claims to foreign equities. Similar MatchesAmerican Association of Individual Investors (AAII)American Association of Individual Investors (AAII)A not-for-profit organization to educate individual investors about stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and other financial instruments. American Depository Receipt FeesAmerican Depository Receipt FeesFees associated with the creating or releasing of ADRs from ordinary shares, charged by the commercial banks with correspondent banks in the international sites. American Depository Receipt RatioAmerican Depository Receipt RatioThe number of ordinary shares into which an ADR can be converted. Further SuggestionsAmerican Depository Share (ADS)American Stock Exchange (AMEX) North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Click to compare definitions of American shares Click to view definitions beginning am |