Private equity

Private equity

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Private equity

National association of securities dealers (NASD)

Financial services; Private equity

(USA) The national organisation of the USA securities industry. Through a subsidiary, The Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., it operates stock exchanges.

Multiple preference

Financial services; Private equity

When an investor receives a multiple of the original investment upon an exit or liquidation, such as a liquidation preference of two or three times the original issue price of the security held by ...

Missing the market

Financial services; Private equity

Failing to time an offering of securities to take advantage of a period of higher than normal demand for securities. Missing the market often results in an offering being priced lower than if it was ...

Over-the-counter (OTC)

Financial services; Private equity

A security that is not traded on an exchange, usually due to an inability to meet listing requirements. For such securities, broker/dealers negotiate directly with one another over computer networks ...

Overhang

Financial services; Private equity

A large number of securities that may be released into the market, putting downward pressure on the trading price of the shares. In connexion with a stock offering, underwriters try to minimise the ...

Over-allotment option

Financial services; Private equity

The option granted to an underwriter in a public offering giving it the option, for a period of anywhere from 15 to 45 days (usually 30 days) after the effective date, to purchase additional ...

Opening price

Financial services; Private equity

The price at which a security trades at the beginning of a day or, in the case of an initial offering, at the commencement of its first day of trading.