prospectus

Economics

(noun)

A document, distributed to prospective members, investors, buyers, or participants, which describes an institution (such as a university), a publication, or a business and what it has to offer.

Related Terms

Finance

(noun)

A document that describes a proposed endeavor (venture, undertaking) such as a literary work (which one proposes to write).

Examples of prospectus in the following topics:

  • Shelf Registration

    • Shelf registration is a type of public offering in which the issuer is allowed to offer several types of securities in a single prospectus.
    • Instead, there is a single prospectus for multiple, undefined future offerings.
    • The prospectus (often as part of a registration statement) may be used to offer securities for up to several years after its publication .
    • In that case, it will then have 20,000,000 unissued shares covered by the shelf prospectus.
    • Some of the securities in the prospectus can be "shelved," and sold later.

  • Indenture

    • This offering memorandum, also known as a prospectus, is a document that describes a financial security for potential buyers.
    • A prospectus commonly provides investors with material information about mutual funds, stocks, bonds, and other investments, such as a description of the company's business, financial statements, biographies of officers and directors, detailed information about their compensation, any litigation that is taking place, a list of material properties, and any other material information.

  • Securities Act of 1933

    • The prospectus, which is the document through which an issuer's securities are marketed to a potential investor, is included as part of the registration statement.
    • Once this statement is registered with and approved by the SEC, its data and forecasts are placed in a prospectus for potential investors.
    • Any offering of the securities by the issuer or underwriter must thereafter be accompanied by the prospectus.

  • IPOs

    • The Initial Public Offering (IPO) Prospectus for Apple Computer Inc. in December 1980.

  • The Value of Diversification

    • Each asset class has specific investment objectives; these are typically stated in a prospectus or investment description.

  • Dividend Yield Ratio

    • Preferred share dividend yield is the dividend payments on preferred shares, which are set out in the prospectus.

  • Uses of Financial Reports

    • In Canada, auditors are liable only to investors using a prospectus to buy shares in the primary market.

  • Securities Exchange Act of 1934

    • While the '33 Act recognizes that timely information about the issuer is vital to effective pricing of securities, the Act's disclosure requirement (the registration statement and prospectus) is a one-time affair.

  • Types of Stock Market Transactions

    • Details of the proposed offering are disclosed to potential purchasers in the form of a lengthy document known as a prospectus.

  • Planning and Decisions