An issuer listing as a result of a plan of arrangement. A plan of arrangement is a form of corporate reorganization that must be approved by a court and by the corporation’s shareholders or others affected by the proposed arrangement, all as prescribed by corporate legislation. A plan of arrangement can take various forms, including:An amalgamation of two or more corporations A division of the business of the corporation A transfer of all or substantially all of the property of the corporation to another corporation An exchange of securities of the corporation held by security holders of the corporation for other securities, money, or other property that is not a takeover bid A liquidation or dissolution of the corporation A compromise between the corporation and its creditors or holders of its debt Any combination of the foregoing.
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New Issuer Listing – Spin-Off
A reorganization that usually results in a newly listed issuer acquiring a business division or assets as its principal operating asset from another issuer (the reorganized issuer), with security holders of the reorganized issuer holding securities in both issuers, following completion of the reorganization.
New Listing
A security issue that is newly added to the list of tradable security issues of an exchange. It is accompanied with a new listing date.
Non-Certificated Issues
An issue that is recorded on the transfer agent’s electronic book rather than being held as a physical note.
Non-Exempt Issuer
A listed issuer that is subject to special reporting rules.
Mid-Cap
Company with market capitalization between $2 billion and $7 billion.
Minimum Fill Order
A special term order with a minimum fill condition will only begin to trade if its first fill has the required minimum number of shares. For example, an order to buy 5,000 shares with a minimum volume of 2,000 shares can only trade if 2,000 or more shares become available.
Minimum Guaranteed Fill (MGF) Orders
These orders are guaranteed a complete fill upon entry. A Registered Trader will provide the stock should the book be below the required limit. To be eligible for MGF, an order has to be a tradable client order with a volume less than or equal to the MGF size, which varies from stock to stock.
Mixed Lot or Broken Lot
An order with a volume that combines any number of board lots and an odd lot.
Model
A strategy for selecting stocks using screening criteria that have been found to work in the past.