Benzinga explains American depository receipts, reviewing how they work and their effectiveness as an investment tool.

American depositary receipts (ADRs) can be a way to gain exposure to foreign stocks while still trading on the U.S. stock market. In other words, investors can own foreign stock without having to ...

The Tribunal held that SDRT cannot be charged on the issue of depositary receipts where this is connected with the raising of capital by an EU company, regardless of the location of the depositary.

American depositary receipts offer easy access to foreign markets but can also have drawbacks.

American Depositary Receipts can be broadly delineated according to the participation of the company whose stock is being traded.

Global depositary receipts (GDRs) and American depositary receipts (ADRs) are both investments in a foreign-based country but ADRs are sold only on U.S. exchanges.

An American depositary receipt (ADR) is essentially a certificate that represents one or more shares of stock in a foreign company that typically trades on an exchange in a different country.

Learn about depositary receipts, which are securities that allow you to invest in a foreign company through your local exchange.

Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were soaring Thursday after China unveiled its stimulus package, advancing 3.91% to 2,126.76 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index.

ADRs (American depositary receipts) are securities issued by American banks representing a share or shares of foreign-company stocks. Learn more.

To issue American depositary receipts, a U.S. bank purchases shares in the foreign company on a foreign exchange. It can then issue ADRs in the place of those shares that it holds.