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An American depositary receipt (ADR) is a negotiable security that represents the underlying securities of a non-US company that trades

in the US financial markets. Individual shares of the securities of the foreign company represented by an ADR are called American depositary shares (ADSs).

Introduced to the financial markets in 1927, an American depositary receipt (ADR) is a stock that trades in the United States but represents a specified number of shares in a foreign corporation. ADRs are bought and sold on American markets just like regular stocks, and are issued/sponsored in the U.S. by a bank or brokerage.

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