- Industry: Financial services
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Paying what is owed before it is due (usually to save interest charges).
Industry:Financial services
Result of a transaction that increases earnings per common share (e.g., by decreasing the number of shares outstanding).
Industry:Financial services
Greenmail refers to the agreement between a large shareholder and a company in which the shareholder agrees to sell his stock back to the company, usually at a premium, in exchange for the promise not to seek control of the company for a specified period of time. Antigreenmail provisions prevent such arrangements unless the same repurchase offer is made to all shareholders or approved a shareholder vote. There are some states that have antigreenmail laws.
Industry:Financial services
Legislation established by the federal government to prevent the formation of monopolies and to regulate trade.
Industry:Financial services
A call provision in a municipal bond indenture that establishes the right of redemption for the issuer on any interest payment due date.
Industry:Financial services
Often used in risk arbitrage. Takeover bid in which the acquirer offers to pay a set price for all outstanding shares of the target company, or any part thereof; contrasts with two-tier bid.
Industry:Financial services
In context of general equities, order to buy or sell a quantity of stock in pieces if necessary. Antithesis of an all-or-none order (AON).
Industry:Financial services
The signal-to-noise ratio of an analyst's forecasts. The ratio of alpha to residual standard deviation.
Industry:Financial services
A right of shareholders in a merger to demand the payment of a fair price for their shares, as determined independently.
Industry:Financial services
