Answer:
A. it promises to pay to its holder a fixed stream of income each year.
Explanation:
In Business, stock can be defined as having an equity or ownership by an individual in an organization. Generally, stocks are of two (2) types and these are;
1. Common stock.
2. Preferred stock.
Preferred stock refers to the securities which represents an individual's ownership or share in an organization and having a fixed claim over common stocks in earnings and assets.
Also, the preferred stock pay a fixed amount of interest regularly rather than being paid as a dividend only.
Hence, preferred stock is like long-term debt in that it promises to pay to its holder a fixed stream of income each year. This simply means that, the preferred stockholders are given more priority than the holders of common stocks. Therefore, in the event of liquidation of a firm the preferred stockholder can claim the assets belonging to a the firm.
There are four (4) types of preferred stocks and these are;
1. Perpetual preferred stock.
2. Exchangeable preferred stock.
3. Convertible preferred stock.
4. Cumulative preferred stock.
