Definition of when-issued in US English:
when-issued
adjectiveˌ(h)wenˈiSH(y)o͞od
US Finance Relating to trading in securities which have not yet been issued.
Example sentencesExamples
- We also find evidence of temporary price pressures on the date of execution of the spinoff of the subsidiary firms that bear resemblance to the pricing in the when-issued market.
- Alternatively, the agency could let exchanges set prices by trading new-company shares before an IPO in a so-called ‘when-issued’ market.
- All when-issued transactions are on a conditional basis until the security is delivered and bought.
- In order to permit NSCC to process dividend debits and credits for the when-issued trades occurring prior to the ex-dividend date the following procedures will apply.
- This can sometimes cause confusion amongst clients and other grey market brokers alike, particularly in the area of non-standard terms of business for undertaking dealings on a when-issued basis.