Security issue in which one or two underwriters buy the entire issue. Also known as a guaranteed or fixed-price sale; opposite of a best-efforts sale.

An entire issue of new stocks or bonds purchased by an investment dealer from the issuer, for resale to its clients. The investment dealer is responsible for any losses if the price of the issue is lo [..]

Commitment from an underwriter or lead manager to purchase all of an issue of bonds or shares for resale to the secondary market. This method transfers the risk of being unable to sell a whole issue at the offer price from the issuer to the underwriter.

Definition An offering in which the underwriter (or syndicate) buys all the shares and resells them. When the underwriter's) are willing to take this risk it is a sign that they have a high degre [..]

Issues where the securities are entirely bought by one or two underwriters.

A bought deal is a new share issue in which the underwriter buys all the shares and resells them. A bought deal occurs when an underwriter purchases securities from an issuer before a preliminary pros [..]

A procedure for a new bond issue whereby the lead manager or managers buy the entire issue from the borrower on previously agreed fixed terms, including coupon level and issue price.

rather than simply acting as an agent, an investment bank or other underwriters directly purchase securities from the issuer, usually at a discount to the market price, and then sells them to investor [..]

An entire issue of new stocks or bonds bought from the issuer by an investment dealer, frequently acting alone, for resale to its clients. The dealer risks its own money in a bought deal, and in the e [..]

Security issue in which one or two underwriters buy the entire issue. Also known as a guaranteed or fixed-price sale; opposite of a best-efforts sale.