INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING - IPO
First sale of stock by a company to the public. Smaller, younger companies issue IPOs to expand capital. Also, huge privately owned firms sell IPOs to become publicly traded. The issuer obtains the assistance of an underwriting company that helps to identify the type of security to issue, best offering price, and time to bring it to the market. Also known as public offering or going public.
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Capital Commitment
Future capital payments that a firm has pledged to pay out on long-term assets over a particular time period. This also talks about the securities ...
Overwithholding
A term which refers to an excess amount of tax being withheld for an employee. It will be sent back as a refund to the taxpayer after he or she fil ...
Diluted Earnings Per Share - Diluted EPS
It is the measure of a company’s profits.
Covenant
Promise a firm made to an indenture or other formal debt agreement, stating some activities will or won’t be carried out. In finance, it freq ...
Gross Spread
Difference between the security price paid by the underwriter and the actual price charged to the public. The spread compensates the underwriters o ...
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