A(n) _____ Is the First Time a Company Issues Stock

question 9

Multiple Choice

A(n) _____ is the first time a company issues stock that may be bought by the general public.

• A) alternative public offering
• B) reverse public offering
• C) initial public offering
• D) direct public offering

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Definitions:

Securities Exchange Act

A U.S. federal law enacted in 1934 to govern the trading of securities, such as stocks and bonds, in the secondary market, aiming to promote transparency, fairness, and integrity in the marketplaces.

SEC Rule 10b-5

A regulation by the Securities and Exchange Commission that prohibits fraud and misrepresentation in securities trading.

Privity

A doctrine in contract law that holds that contracts are private agreements between the parties who have mutually consented to them, and thus, only those parties have the rights and liabilities under the contract.

Negligence

A failure to behave with the level of care that someone of ordinary prudence would have exercised under the same circumstances, leading to harm or damage.