The Only Requirement of a Valid Contract Is That It

question 57

True/False

The only requirement of a valid contract is that it be voluntarily entered into.

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Definitions:

Rights Offering

A method by which a company offers new shares to its existing shareholders in proportion to their current shareholding, typically at a discount to the current market price.

Market Price

Market price is the current price at which a security or commodity can be bought or sold in a public market.

Security

A financial instrument representing an ownership position in a publicly-traded corporation (stock), a creditor relationship with a governmental body or a corporation (bond), or rights to ownership as represented by an option.

Direct Private Long-term Debt Financing

A funding method where businesses borrow money directly from private investors, bypassing traditional bank loans, usually for a period longer than one year.