new issue

New Issue

The event of a security being sold to the public for the first time.

Notes:

This is another term for Initial Public Offering (IPO).

See also: Direct Public Offering, Eating Stock, Greenshoe Option, Gross Spread, Gun Jumping, Lock-up Agreement, Prospectus, Public Offering Price (POP), Red Herring, Underwriter

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New issue

Securities that are publicly offered for the first time, whether in an IPO or as an additional issue of stocks or bonds by a company that is already public.

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new issue

A security that is being initially offered to the public. New stock issues are often quite risky; the securities may change significantly in price shortly after the initial sale has been completed. The greatest number of new issues generally appear near the end of an extended bull market. See also offering price.