Stocks & securities

Stocks & securities

Stocks trades, exchanges and tools etc.

Industry: Financial services; Investment

Add a new term

Contributors in Stocks & securities

Become a Contributors

Stocks & securities

SEC

Financial services; Stocks & securities

Securities and Exchange Commission. The regulating body of the securities market in the US.

Liquidity

Financial services; Stocks & securities

1.The degree to which an asset or security can be bought or sold in the market without affecting the asset's price. 2. The ability to convert an asset to cash quickly.

Employee stock ownership plans

Financial services; Stocks & securities

A benefit offered to employees whereby part of the employee's salary is invested into company stock at favorable rates.

Firm commitment

Financial services; Stocks & securities

An underwriter offering to buy all stock issued by a company, and assume all the risk, before selling to the public.

Best efforts

Financial services; Stocks & securities

An underwriter acting as agent for an issuer of stock, agreeing to sell as much as possible but not being responsible for unsold inventory. Usually used with unseasoned offerings.

A prospectus put together by an underwriter when a company decides to issue stock, containing information about the company but excluding the offer price and effective date. This needs to be filed ...