when-issued

American  

[hwen-, wen-ish-ood, hwuhn-, wuhn-, -is-yood] / ʰwɛn-, wɛnˈɪʃ ud, ʰwən-, wən-, -ˈɪs yud /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or noting an agreement to buy securities paid for at the time of delivery. wi, w.i.

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Example Sentences

Versant, a Comcast cable network spinoff, debuted in when-issued trading with an equity valuation of approximately $6.5 billion.

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When-issued trading in a spinoff occurs before the final separation, which in the case of Versant will occur after the close of trading on Jan. 2, 2o26, with regular trading due to start on Monday, Jan. 5.

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When-issued trading often is light because most investors wait until regular trading begins to transact in a stock.

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The stock, trading on a so-called when-issued basis, closed at $49.25 on Wednesday, valuing the company, including debt, at about $9.5 billion.

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Qnity, which is also trading on a when-issued basis, will trade under the stock symbol “Q.”

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