Financial ABC’s - TransLegal
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Equity

Equity is a term with several meanings, both in the law and in finance. In another part of this issue...

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M&A Imagery

The language of corporate mergers and acquisitions is filled with fairytale imagery which is used to describe various players in...

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Odd Lot

Odd lot is a securities trade made for less than the normal trading unit, (normally 100 shares of stock or...

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Hung Up

Hung up is the expression used to describe the situation of an investor whose securities have dropped in value below...

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Hedging

Hedging is a strategy used to limit the risks of an investment. Investors often try to hedge against inflation by...

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Nil paid

The term nil paid (alternatively, “nil-paid”) denotes rights that are tradeable but that were not originally paid for by the...

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Basket and Cap

In commercial transactions, one worry common to both buyers and sellers is the unexpected costs that may arise after closing....

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Revlon Rule

The so-called Revlon rule is a legal precedent derived from a case involving the sale of Revlon, Inc. (Revlon, Inc....

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Hammering the Market

Hammering the market is the intense sale of stocks by those who believe that prices are inflated. Speculators who suspect...

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Arbitrage

Arbitrage denotes a transaction yielding risk-free profit, usually by simultaneously buying and selling the same asset on two different markets...

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