Glossary of Financial Terms

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Quiet Period

In most countries where stocks are issued a "quiet period" is pre-defined period of time before an initial public offering and shortly after the stock starts trading to the public. These laws are intended to limit the amount of promoting a company can do to hype a stock and was borne out of the rampant speculative stock issues (and speculation) that preceeded the 1929 stock market crash in the United States.

· See Also · Initial Public Offering

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