stock market flotation

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• flotation — The occasion on which a company s shares are offered on the market for the first time. Exchange Handbook Glossary flotation or floatation Flotation is the process of making a company s shares available to the general public by obtaining a… …   Financial and business terms

• flotation — flo|ta|tion [ flou teıʃn ] noun 1. ) uncount the ability to float or the process of floating: a flotation vest 2. ) count or uncount BUSINESS the sale of STOCK in a company for the first time: The firm is planning a $30 million stock market… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• flotation — UK [fləʊˈteɪʃ(ə)n] / US [floʊˈteɪʃ(ə)n] noun Word forms flotation : singular flotation plural flotations 1) [countable/uncountable] business the sale of shares in a company for the first time The firm is planning a £30 million stock market… …   English dictionary

• flotation — (also floatation) ► NOUN 1) the action of floating or capacity to float. 2) the process of offering a company s shares for sale on the stock market for the first time …   English terms dictionary

• stock — physical items ( inventory) that a business uses in its production process or has for sale in the ordinary course of doing business. Glossary of Business Terms Ownership of a corporation indicated by shares, which represent a piece of the… …   Financial and business terms

• Stock — Ownership of a corporation which is represented by shares which represent a piece of the corporation s assets and earnings. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. stock stock 1 [stɒk ǁ stɑːk] noun 1. [countable, uncountable] especially… …   Financial and business terms

• flotation — flo|ta|tion [fləuˈteıʃən US flou ] n [U and C] [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: FLOAT1] 1.) a time when ↑shares in a company are made available for people to buy for the first time ▪ The company has decided to postpone its flotation on the stock market… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• flotation — [fləʊ teɪʃ(ə)n] (also floatation) noun 1》 the action of floating or capacity to float. 2》 the separation of small particles of a solid by their different capacities to float. 3》 the process of offering a company s shares for sale on the stock… …   English new terms dictionary

• market — / mɑ:kɪt/ noun 1. an area where a product might be sold or the group of people who might buy a product ● There is no market for this product. ● Our share of the Far eastern market has gone down. 2. a place where money or commodities are traded ♦… …   Dictionary of banking and finance

• secondary market — after market A market in which existing securities are traded, as opposed to a primary market, in which securities are sold for the first time. In most cases a stock exchange largely fulfils the role of a secondary market, with the flotation of… …   Big dictionary of business and management

• secondary market — A market in which existing securities are traded, as opposed to a primary market, in which securities are sold for the first time. In most cases a stock exchange largely fulfils the role of a secondary market, with the flotation of new issues… …   Accounting dictionary