The process of marketing shares to, and gathering orders from, institutional investors in an equity market initial public offering (IPO)....

A market action that aims to protect a newly issued stock. It involves a lead underwriter intervening in the market...

An investor who takes an active role in the management of the company in which he has a large stake...

A real option which allows for the termination of an investment at a stage earlier than originally planned or agreed....

A measure of average return which divides the sum of periodic returns by the number of returns: The periodic returns...

The pattern that is followed by the value of a private equity fund's interim internal rate of return (interim IRR)...

An investor who buys and sells securities in amounts smaller than a round lot. An odd-lotter is typically a small...

Another term for Nifty Fifty; one of the fifty large-capitalization stocks with outstanding growth record and prospects such as IBM,...

Another term for Nifty Fifty; one of the fifty large-capitalization stocks with outstanding growth record and prospects such as IBM,...

The current commitment of money, assets and other resources in the anticipation of future gains and benefits. An investor forgoes...