| 释义 |
Book-Entry Book-EntryRegistered ownership of stock without the issuance of a corresponding stock certificate, as is the case with dividend reinvestment and direct purchase plans, employee plans and Direct Registration System issuances. Periodic statements of ownership are issued instead of certificates.Book-Entry1. A certificate of ownership in a security that is maintained electronically. Rather than printing paper certificates, issuers of securities sometimes rely upon book-entries to reduce the risk of theft or destruction of the certificate.
2. Describing a security that has book-entries rather than paper certificates. |