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Integration

Financial services; Private equity

(USA) A concept under the Securities Act of 1933 which requires that nominally separate offerings be 'integrated' and treated as a single offering for the purpose of determining if they are exempt ...

Insiders

Financial services; Private equity

Directors, officers, key employees, and any other persons privy to material non-public information relating to a company. This may be further defined in different countries or markets.

Insider trading

Financial services; Private equity

The term commonly used in reference to the buying and selling of the company's securities based on material information relating to the company that has not been made public. Insider trading ...

Independent or outside director

Financial services; Private equity

A member of the board of directors who is not an employee of the company nor affiliated with a controlling stockholder of a company. The definition of 'independent' may be further defined in ...

Incentive stock options (ISOs)

Financial services; Private equity

(USA) Stock options available only to full time employees that are entitled to special tax treatment under the USA Internal Revenue Code. The employee who exercises the option does not have to pay ...

Hurdle rate

Financial services; Private equity

A rate of return on investment after which economics of the investment are adjusted or capped.

Hot issue or hot stock

Financial services; Private equity

A security that quickly rises in price following its initial trading as a result of high market demand.

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