| All Ordinaries (All Ords) | | An index made up of the weighted share prices of around 500 of the largest Australian companies. Established by ASX at 500 points in January 1980, it is the predominant measure of the overall performance of the Australian sharemarket. The companies are weighted according to their size in terms of market capitalization (total market value of a company’s shares) |
| Allotment of shares | | The allocation of shares in a company by the directors, following an application or offer to take up the shares. Decisions as to the persons to whom shares are allotted, and the number allotted to each, are at the discretion of the directors, subject to compliance with the Corporations Law. If an issue of shares is over- subscribed, i.e. the number of shares applied for exceeds the number available for issue, the excess must be eliminated either by rejecting some applications altogether, or by reducing the number of shares allotted to some or all of the applicants. |
| Annual Report | | A financial statement released by a publicly listed company containing statement of financial performance, cash flow and notice of AGM. |
| Annual yield (dividend yield) | | Dividend return from an investment. It is calculated by dividing the dividend per share by the last market price, converted to a percentage ie (dividend per share/last market price) x 100 |
| Annuity | | A series of identical fixed payments to be made for a specified number of years. |
| ASIC | | Australian Securities and Investment Commission. The government body responsible under the Corporations Law for regulating companies, the issue and sale of shares etc, company borrowings, and investment advisers and dealers. http://www.asic.gov.au |
| ASX | | Australian Stock Exchange |
| ASX Code | | A unique code used by the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) to identify listed companies |
| At Limit | | An order that places a limit on the highest price you are prepared to pay or the lowest price you are willing to accept for a security |
| At Market | | An order to buy or sell shares at the going market price at that point in time when the order is placed |
| Autograft | | Tissue transplanted from one site in an individual to another. |
| Autologous | | Originating from oneself, eg refering to blood donated from an individual to be stored and possibly retransfused if required after an operation. |
