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Basic Question 1 of 6
When a company sells an entire issue of securities to a small group of institutional investors like life insurance companies, pension funds etc., it is called a(n) ______.
B. unseasoned issue
C. private placement
A. rights offering
B. unseasoned issue
C. private placement
User Contributed Comments 8
| User | Comment |
|---|---|
| saltnvinegar | what is an Unseasoned Issue???? |
| Bududeen | an unseasoned issue is the opposite of seasoned issue i.e IPO |
| Bududeen | an issue for which there is no existing market. or as issue that has never been traded before in the open market. |
| johntan1979 | Unseasoned = without salt and vinegar |
| Omosewa | lol |
| Shaan23 | Johntan thats not correct. Unseasoned means you must be without salt, pepper or any other spice. Although your answer is correct mine encompasses yours but not vice versa. |
| applelee | You guys are funny lol |
| Znanje35 | i love you guys |
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Learning Outcome Statements
define primary and secondary markets and explain how secondary markets support primary markets
CFA® 2026 Level I Curriculum, Volume 3, Module 1.