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letter stock

American  

noun

  1. unregistered stock sold privately by a company so as not to have a negative effect on the price of its publicly traded stock.


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In mid-December, the company and 16 of its officers and shareholders sold 316,585 shares of letter stock at about $43 to banks, mutual funds and insurance companies.

From Time Magazine Archive

Not only were they backed by a company under investigation, but they were "letter stock."

From Time Magazine Archive

The SEC reports that Mates has a large amount of letter stock in his portfolio.

From Time Magazine Archive

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