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Dog and Bony Show

A jargon term that denotes a roadshow; by definition, it is a series of meetings that an issuing company conducts...

Abridged Prospectus

A type of prospectus that consists of all the salient feature of a prospectus. It constitutes a shorter version of...

Shelf Prospectus

A prospectus that entails issuance of securities or class of securities for subscription in one issue or more over a...

Pink-Herring Prospectus

A prospectus that is issued without disclosure of the number of securities being offered or, in an initial public offering...

Alternative Public Offering

Any of the alternative methods for companies looking to become public without an underwriter.  There are other methods of going...

Allocation

The number of shares that the underwriter in an initial public offer (IPO) decides to offer to the public in...

APO

An abbreviation for alternative public offering; any of the alternative methods for companies looking to become public without an underwriter. ...

Underwriter Discount

The fee that an underwriter earns from underwriting a security (e.g., equity offering). The underwriter discount is the difference between...

Gross Spread

The fee that an underwriter earns from underwriting a security (e.g., equity offering). The gross spread is the difference between...

Clean Shell

A shell company that has no liabilities or other claims against it as perceived by an operating business contemplating merging...