bid market

  • 121Unsolicited Bid — An offer made by an individual, company or group of investors to purchase a company that was not actively seeking a buyer. The bid is a result of the unsolicited bid submitter s initiative and not due to any request made by the bid upon company.… …

    Investment dictionary

  • 122crossed market — In the context of general equities, happens when the inside market consists of a highest bid price that is higher than the lowest offer price. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary See: overlap the market. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary The situation… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 123stock market — noun an exchange where security trading is conducted by professional stockbrokers (Freq. 5) • Syn: ↑stock exchange, ↑securities market • Members of this Topic: ↑bullish, ↑bearish, ↑fundamental analysis, ↑ …

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  • 124sealed-bid auction — ➔ auction1 * * * sealed bid auction UK US noun [C] ► COMMERCE an auction in which buyers are given just one chance to make a secret offer, without knowing the amount of other offers: »The price paid was more than the market was expecting and… …

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  • 125counter-bid — UK US (also counterbid) noun [C] (also counter offer) COMMERCE, FINANCE ► a situation in which someone offers to pay more than someone else for a company, property, etc.: »The market is hoping for either a raised offer for the company or a… …

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  • 126Liquidating Market — A type of securities market in which there is broad based selling of most securities at the same time, giving the effect of low and decreasing prices on most securities while selling volumes remain high. A liquidating market is one in which the… …

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  • 127mark to market — A method of accounting. Marking to market means that the company s balance sheet shows loans and debt instruments at their fair value, which may be higher or lower than cost. Any profits or losses due to any change in value will go to the profit… …

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  • 128mark-to-market — A method of accounting. Marking to market means that the company s balance sheet shows loans and debt instruments at their fair value, which may be higher or lower than cost. Any profits or losses due to any change in value will go to the profit… …

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