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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
shelf filing
Banking; Initial public offering
A Securities and Exchange Commission registration that carries the right for a company to sell additional securities at some unspecified future date. These transactions can take many months to ...
sic code
Banking; Initial public offering
Security Industry Code. A 4 digit code that specifies the sector specific industry that a company falls into.
soft dollar
Banking; Initial public offering
Payments made for research and brokerage services that are generated from commissions.
spinoff
Banking; Initial public offering
Companies that take an existing internal operation within the parent company structure and allow it to stand on its own. The parent company may offer IPO shares in the market to new investors as a ...
spot secondary
Banking; Initial public offering
A secondary offering made without a registration statement usually placed to a small number of institutions.
syndicate
Banking; Initial public offering
A group of investment bankers (brokerage firms) that underwrites and distributes a new securities issue.
