An agreement made directly between an issuer of a security and an underwriter whereby the underwriter will place the new issue with investors in exchange for a commission or fee. The commission or fee is negotiated directly between the issuer and the underwriter; this contrasts with competitive bidding, where an issuer attempts to extract the best price from many different underwriters.
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