Open-Market Purchase

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The act of buying a security at or close to the market price because of an order the buyer has placed for the security. The term especially refers to a situation where investors with inside information buy a security in accordance with the rules set forth by the SEC. See also: Open-market transaction.

open-market purchase

The buying of stocks and bonds in the securities markets. For example, in order to satisfy the sinking fund requirement of a bond indenture, the issuer may call securities from investors or make open-market purchases. Likewise, a firm wishing to reduce the number of its shares outstanding may make a tender offer to the firm's stockholders or purchase shares in the open market.

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Open-Market Purchase Operation Transferable Put Right			The firm said its plans for Metal Management may include privately negotiating transactions of Metal Management's securities, open-market purchases, proposing a business combination including a merger, a tender offer or waging a proxy battle. Metal Management garners EMR'S interest by Recycling Today Thus, if managers accumulate shares to reach a certain threshold set by the compensation committee, and if the ownership threshold is set higher for those with better investment opportunity sets, the probability of an open-market purchase would be positively related to M/B ratios, and the probability of an open-market sale would be negatively related. Bank Managers' Opportunistic Trading of their Firms' Shares by Jordan, John S. / Financial Management The Company may purchase common stock from time to time through open-market purchases or in privately negotiated transactions, and may reserve the shares purchased for later re-issuance in connection with these benefit plans. Watson Wyatt Worldwide Announces Regular Quarterly Dividend and ... by Business Wire			Open market Open Market Committee open mortgage open mortgage clause Open on the Print Open Order Open Outcry Open Policy Open Position Open Price Open Repo open space open the kimono Open Up Open Year Open-End Credit open-end fund Open-End Indenture Open-end index fund Open-End Investment Company Open-end lease open-end mortgage Open-End Mutual Fund Open-Market Operation Open-Market Operations Open-Market Purchase Open-Market Purchase Operation Open-Market Rates Open-Market Transaction Open-Outcry Opening Opening Automated Reporting Service Opening Balance Opening Bank Opening Bell Opening Price Opening purchase Opening Range Opening Sale Opening Transaction Operacao de salvamento Operacion Operacion a credito Operacion a precio de mercado Operacion a ultimo dia del mes Operacion con divisas a plazo Operacion contraria Operacion de canje Operacion de cierre Operacion de contado Operacion de rescate			open-hole completion Open-label study Open-label trial Open-Line Garden Show open-link fuse Open-List Proportional Representation Open-Loop Carrier Synchronizer Open-Loop Control open-loop control system Open-loop controller Open-Loop Feedback Control Open-Loop Onset Point Open-Loop Power Control Open-Loop Power Control Error Open-Loop Rate Control Open-Loop Resonator Open-Loop Resonator Filter Open-Loop Time Division Multiple Access Open-Loop Tracking Complex Open-Loop-Feedback-Optimal Open-mapping theorem Open-market Open-market Open-market Open-market Open-Market Operation Open-Market Operation open-market operations open-market operations open-market operations Open-Market Purchase Open-market purchase operation Open-Market Purchase Operations Open-Market Purchases Open-Market Rate Open-market rates Open-Market Transaction Open-Market Transactions Open-mic Open-mid central unrounded vowel open-minded open-minded open-mindedly open-mindedly open-mindedness open-mindedness open-mouthed open-mouthed open-mouthedly open-mouthedly open-mouthedness open-mouthedness open-necked Open-Network Architecture open-newel stair OPEN-NH Open-ocean aquaculture Open-ocean aquaculture Open-ocean aquaculture Open-Ocean Deep Convection Open-outcry

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