Shares of stock that the holder could trade on an exchange without restrictions. In other words, free-trading shares are shares...

A prospectus that is issued in a written, electronic, or graphic format describing the issuing company or its securities. It...

A type of synergies that results from lowering the cost of capital by combining two or more companies. A company,...

A large issuer (smaller than a well-known seasoned issuer, WKSI) that must have met a number of requirements in terms...

British English for initial public offering (IPO); a process by which a company's security is offered for sale (floated in...

To commit to purchase securities issued at an initial public offering (IPO). This represents an agreement of intent to buy the...

A commitment by investors to purchase securities issued at an initial public offering (IPO). This represents an agreement of intent to...

The growth rate of an investor's purchasing power. It the interest rate that takes into account the effect of inflation....

The percentage change in the value of an asset over a specific period of time (investment horizon). The following equation...

The absolute benefit (dollar gain) an investor receives from an investment over a period of time. If expressed as a...