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Private equity

Balloon payment

Financial services; Private equity

The final payment under a balloon note, commonly representing a large portion of the principal. See 'Balloon Note'.

Association of private client investment managers

Financial services; Private equity

APCIMS is the rapidly growing trade association of more than 240 firms who, on more than 400 sites, deal in stocks and shares for the UK's 12 million private investors as well as many overseas ...

IPO participation rights

Financial services; Private equity

Rights sometimes negotiated by investors during periods when public markets are strong, entitling the investors to be allotted a portion of the stock to be sold to the public in an IPO.

Founder’s stock

Financial services; Private equity

Stock issued to the founders of a company, usually at a low price in comparison to that paid by investors.

Nasdaq smallcap market

Financial services; Private equity

A stock market for smaller companies that cannot satisfy the listing requirements of the Nasdaq National Market.

Nasdaq national market (formerly NASDAQ NMS)

Financial services; Private equity

The larger and higher quality of the two markets administered by The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. The Nasdaq National Market is now the second largest stock market in the world in terms of volume of ...

Nasdaq Europe

Financial services; Private equity

Nasdaq Europe (formerly EASDAQ) is a pan-European stock market based in Brussels. Modelled on Nasdaq in the US, Nasdaq Europe is screen-based (it does not have a trading floor) and quote driven. ...

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