Repurchase
51sale and repurchase agreement — ➔ agreement * * * sale and repurchase agreement UK US noun [C] ► FINANCE, STOCK MARKET REPURCHASE AGREEMENT(Cf. ↑repurchase agreement) …
52Term Repurchase Agreement — Under a term repurchase agreement, a bank will agree to buy securities from a dealer and then resell them a short time later at a preset price. The difference between the purchase and sale prices represents the interest paid for the agreement.… …
53Share Repurchase — A program by which a company buys back its own shares from the marketplace, reducing the number of outstanding shares. Share repurchase is usually an indication that the company s management thinks the shares are undervalued. The company can buy… …
54Accelerated Share Repurchase — (ASR) refers to a method that publicly traded companies may use to buy back shares of its stock from the market.The ASR method involves the company buying its shares from an investment bank (who in turn borrowed them from their clients) and… …
55Accelerated Share Repurchase - ASR — A specific method by which corporations can repurchase outstanding shares of their stock. The accelerated share repurchase (ASR) is usually accomplished by the corporation purchasing shares of its stock from an investment bank. The investment… …
56Retail Repurchase Agreement — An alternative to regular savings deposits. Under a retail repurchase agreement, an investor buys a pool of securities in aggregate denominations of less than $100,000 for a term of less than 90 days. The agreement is not automatically renewable …
57Reverse Repurchase Agreement — The purchase of securities with the agreement to sell them at a higher price at a specific future date. For the party selling the security (and agreeing to repurchase it in the future) it is a repo; for the party on the other end of the… …
58corporate repurchase — active buying by a corporation of its own stock in the marketplace. Reasons for repurchase include putting idle cash to use, raising EPS, creating support for a stock price, increasing internal control ( shark repellent), or stock for ESOP or… …
59sales and repurchase agreement — ➔ agreement …
60sale and repurchase agreement — An arrangement in which an asset is sold by one party to another on terms that provide for the seller to repurchase the asset under certain circumstances. Sale and repurchase agreements, which are examples of off balance sheet finance, are dealt… …
