Investments in Equity Securities: Trading Securities

This tutorial introduces the topic of investments in equity securities. It involves the accounting for the purchase of another corporation's common shares. This part concentrates on trading securities. Trading securities are the securities the company that makes the purchase intents to sell within one year.

The tutorial is presented by Paquita Davis-Friday, Professor of Accountancy at Zicklin School of Business and produced by Baruch Computing & Technology Center (BCTC).