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Offerings: Often refers to initial public offerings. When a firm goes public and makes an offering of stock to the market.

Rights Offering: In a rights offering, also known as a subscription right, a company offers existing shareholders the opportunity to buy additional shares of company stock in proportion to the number they al . . . View Full Definition

Sole Proprietorship: A method of owning a business in which one person owns the entire business and reports all profits and losses directly on his or her personal income tax return, as contrasted with corporate, . . . View Full Definition

Regulation A: A Federal Reserve Board regulation that exempts small public offerings, valued at less than $1.5MM from most registration requirements with the SEC.

Placement Ratio: The percentages of last week's new municipal bond offerings that have been bought from the underwriters, according to the Bond Buyer newspaper.

On The Take: Used in the context of general equities. Price moving upward, because more buyers are taking offerings, causing offerings to vanish and be replaced by higher ones. Antithesis of come in, get hit.

Spot Trade: Secondary distribution that may not require an SEC registration statement and may be attempted without delay. An underwriting discount is normally included in these offerings.

Underwritten Offering: A group of investment banks that work together to sell new security offerings to investors. The underwriting syndicate is led by the lead underwriter. See also: Lead underwriter.

Ramadan: Many Hindu families have a summer festival called Raksha Bandhan to celebrate the old legends of showing love to your brothers and sisters. According to one mythological allusion, Rakhi was . . . View Full Definition

Songkran: Korean New Year's Day. The biggest festive event of the year for Korean community. Usually celebrated on January 1 however some Koreans celebrate on the lunar New Year, later in the winter. . . . View Full Definition