allocation of shares
1Allocation — Al lo*ca tion, n. [LL. allocatio: cf. F. allocation.] 1. The act of putting one thing to another; a placing; disposition; arrangement. Hallam. [1913 Webster] 2. An allotment or apportionment; as, an allocation of shares in a company. [1913… …
2allocation letter — ➔ letter * * * allocation letter UK US noun [C] (also letter of allocation, also allotment letter) ► STOCK MARKET a letter to a possible buyer telling them how many new shares that have been made available they will be offered: »We are now able… …
3allocation — Often in open outcry markets the trader who has effected a bargain is not the owner of the trade, having initiated it on behalf of another firm. Allocation refers to the process of allocating, or giving up the trade within the Trade Registration… …
4Allocation Notice — An official notification from an options clearing firm to the writer of an option that the current option holder has exercised and, therefore, the writer must produce the underlying security. This may require the option s writer to purchase or… …
5allocation — 1) See: cost allocation 2) The number of shares in a new issue allotted (see allotment) to an investor or syndicate of investors …
6shares — ʃer /ʃeÉ™ n. part; portion; quota, allocation; issue or share of stock; plowshare v. divide, apportion; receive a share or portion; participate, partake; have in common; allow users on a network to access local resources (Computers) …
7directed shares — USA Usually issued in connection with a directed share program, these shares are shares of stock sold in an initial public offering directed to certain individuals, such as employees, officers, directors and other individuals (such as vendors,… …
8letter of allocation — ˌletter of alloˈcation noun letters of allocation PLURALFORM [countable] FINANCE a letter telling someone how many shares they have been allocated when new shares are first made available; = ALLOCATION LETTER: • Investors will need letters of… …
9Win shares — can refer to a book by Bill James or the statistic explained in the book. Win Shares (book) Win Shares is a book (ISBN 1 931584 03 6) about baseball written by Bill James, published by STATS, Inc. in 2002. It takes a sabermetric approach to… …
10allotment of shares — noun the allocation of new shares in a company to people who have applied for them …
