Investments

What is Athens Stock Exchange – ATHEX?
The stock exchange headquartered in Athens, Greece. Read more for examples and further explanation including related video clips and also comments
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What is USD?
In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. dollar. Read more for examples and further explanation including related video clips and also comments
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What is International Association of Financial Engineers – IAFE?
An organization comprised of scholars and specialists from various areas of financial concern. Read more for examples and further explanation including related video clips and also comments
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What is Shareholder?
Any person, company, or other institution that owns at least one share in a company.

A shareholder may also be referred to as a “”stockholder””. Read more for examples and further explanation including related video clips and also comments
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What is Western Account?
An offering agreement in which each underwriter in a consortium of underwriters is responsible only for selling its alloted amount of the new issue. Once participants have met their previously agreed upon target allotment sale, their liability in the offering is completed. Read more for examples and further explanation including related video clips and also comments
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What is Vintage Year?
The year in which the first influx of investment capital is delivered to a project or company. This marks when capital is contributed by venture capital, private equity fund or a partnership drawing down from its investors. Read more for examples and further explanation including related video clips and also comments
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What is Undivided Account?
An underwriting system in which each underwriter in the group is responsible not only for selling its alloted amount of the new issue but also for selling any excess issue not sold by the underwriting group as a whole. This is also referred to as an “”Eastern account””, and it is the opposite of a divided account. Read more for examples and further explanation including related video clips and also comments
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