Invertext Online Technical Dictionary

flip

transitive verb  

vender

Definition 1

In stock-market parlance, sell newly issued securities at the earliest opportunity in order to cash the discount inherent in most new offerings or capital extensions as a means of attracting private investors with no vested interest in the issuer. Flipping is often organised by professional brokers operating on behalf of institutional investors keen on obtaining a strategic holding in the issuing company.

Source: Invertext


Context: Many would then "stag" the shares - or "flip" them, as I believe the young people say nowadays.

Source: Financial Times 24/09/2009 (Jonathan Guthrie)

Appears in the following subjects

Banking