vendredi 13 février 2015

Basic Knowledge On ADR Investing

By Katina Brady


For those who are looking for good investment opportunities, investing in an American depository receipt or an ADR might be a pretty good idea. The reason is simply because the returns of these types of investments can actually grow really big. So if one would want to try it out, here are some of the things he should know about ADR investing.

Now for those who are unfamiliar, basically an American depository receipt is a variation of a stock that has foreign shares in it. Now the great thing about it is that it can be traded by American like the normal stocks out there. Of course just like normal stocks, one would first have to go through a brokerage firm in order to invest.

Now there are three kinds of ADRs that one can avail of when he enters. Of course there are the low level ones, the mid level ones, and finally, the high level ones. What separates them would mainly be how much one can make from them and how difficult it is to get them.

So firstly, the first level ones are obviously the easiest to obtain but will not give investors a very big profit. Now these stocks cannot be found in the stock exchange but rather they can be found in over the counter markets. If one would want to invest in these types, then he would have quite an easy time because the Securities and Exchange Commission would not need that many requirements.

The next one is known as the level two receipt which can actually bring about more profit than the previous one. Another characteristic of this one is that the stock quotes can be seen in the American stock exchange as well as Nasdaq. Also the SEC will be asking for more requirements if one would want to obtain this type of stock.

The final one on the list is known as the high level ones and are known to be the one that give the most profit. Now these are the ones that are also the most visible in the American stock market as they are really highlighted. Now these ones are also the ones that would have the most number of requirements by the Security of Commissions Exchange or SEC.

Now these are a great alternative to traditionally going to a broker and investing in foreign stocks. The reason why this is better is because the foreign taxes that go with each transaction are taken away which means that one does not need to pay those taxes anymore. Also, the transaction costs that would go along with the investments are significantly lesser as well.

So these are some of the things that one should know about these kinds of investments. One should take note though that because of inflation, then there might be a big risk of losing some money. So if one is going to start investing in these types of stocks, then it is definitely recommended that one be very conservative and do not go for the aggressive types of investments just yet.




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