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Initial public offering
Referring to the process of transforming a private company into a public company by selling shares of its stock to the general public for the first time on a securities exchange.
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Initial public offering
quiet period
Banking; Initial public offering
A period of 25 days from the time of the offering, as required by the SEC, and the first time underwriters distribute research information about the issuing company. Until such time, any information ...
ranking
Banking; Initial public offering
IPOfn's forecast of the expected opening bidside premiums on IPOs and the 1st 15 minutes of bidside trading on secondarys
red herring
Banking; Initial public offering
A preliminary prospectus named because of the red print on the front page of some copies which explains that the prospectus is incomplete. There may be several such filings for a new issue as ...
re-file
Banking; Initial public offering
The process of submitting a new registration statement to the SEC due to material changes in the existing statement. These conditions might alter the consideration of purchase of the proposed ...
registration
Banking; Initial public offering
A procedure through which the SEC must review and approve publicly traded securities before they can be sold to the public.
reit real estate investment trust
Banking; Initial public offering
A corporation or business trust which owns, manages and or leases commercial real estate properties. This corporate structure comes with an increased level of tax benefits.
restricted shares
Banking; Initial public offering
Shares that have a 1 year holding period before they can be sold. They are usually issued by the company directly to individuals and/or groups for payment of services, new investments or mergers.
