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secondary market
Financial services; Private equity
A market or exchange in which securities are bought and sold following their initial sale. Investors in the primary market, by contrast, purchase shares directly from the issuer.
rules of fair practice
Financial services; Private equity
(USA) Rules established by NASD to protect the best interests of the securities investor.
rounds
Financial services; Private equity
Stages of financing of a company. A first round of financing is the initial raising of outside capital. Successive rounds may attract different types of investors as companies mature.
ring
Financial services; Private equity
Location on the floor of an exchange where trades are executed. The circular arrangement where traders can make bid and offer prices is also called a ‘pit’, particularly when commodities are ...
road show
Financial services; Private equity
The process during a public offering in which the management of an issuing company and the underwriters meet with groups of prospective investors to stimulate interest in an issuer. Road shows are ...
rights issue
Financial services; Private equity
In the UK, an issue on a pre-emptive basis to existing shareholders of the right to subscribe for securities in a publicly traded company at a discount to prevailing market price.
rights (or rights offering)
Financial services; Private equity
Usually used to refer to an option granted for a short period of time to existing stockholders to purchase additional securities on a prorata basis to their holdings. The options granted in a ‘Poison ...
