market of shares
81Main Market — The Exchange s principal market for listed companies from the UK and overseas. London Stock Exchange Glossary * * * main market main market ➔ market1 * * * main market UK US noun [S] ► STOCK MARKET the part of a stock market where shares in the… …
82grey market — 1) Any market for goods that are in short supply. It differs from a black market in being legal. 2) A market in shares that have not been issued, although they are due to be issued in a short time. Market makers will often deal with investors or… …
83fully-paid shares — UK US noun [plural] ► FINANCE, STOCK MARKET company shares for which investors have paid the total amount at which they were sold, rather than just part of the amount: »The developer agreed to make buyers members of the management company by… …
84parallel market — also parallel money market ➔ market1 * * * parallel market UK US noun [C] (also parallel money market) FINANCE, STOCK MARKET ► an unofficial market for shares, currencies, etc., which works at the same time as the official market: » …
85Unlisted Securities Market — The Unlisted Securities Market (USM), which ran from 1980 to 1996, was a stock exchange set up by the London Stock Exchange. It served a market for shares of companies too small to qualify for a full listing; or which did not have the full three… …
86unquoted shares — UK US noun [plural] UK FINANCE, STOCK MARKET ► UNLISTED SHARES(Cf. ↑unlisted shares) …
87underlying shares — UK US noun [plural] (also underlying stock [U]) FINANCE, STOCK MARKET ► the shares, etc. to which something such as an option (= the right to buy or sell them at a particular price by or on a future date) relates: »With prices falling, the stock… …
88official market — /əˌfɪʃ(ə)l mɑ:kɪt/ noun the market in shares on the London Stock Exchange (as opposed to the grey market) …
89rig the market — Manipulate the market of shares or money to the advantage of rise or fall in prices …
90false market — /fɔ:ls mɑ:kɪt/ noun a market in shares caused by persons or companies conspiring to buy or sell and so influence the share price to their advantage …
