secondary market
Americannoun
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One option is the so-called secondary market, where employees and early investors who already own shares in SpaceX can sell them to others privately, at whatever price the two sides agree on.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
The cheapest get-in prices on the secondary market are $3,745 for Game 3 and $3,464 for Game 4, per Tickpick.
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
New York doesn’t present as a glamour team, even with Oscar nominees sitting courtside and Finals tickets going on the secondary market for as much as a half million for a pair.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
The rate increases would affect debt trading on the secondary market, where already-issued bonds are exchanged, he said.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
In 1992, the government, through an unorthodox approach, reduced external debt with both commercial and official creditors by purchasing a sizable amount of the delinquent commercial debt in the secondary market at a substantial discount.
From The 1993 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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