Meaning BEAR HUG: Often used in risk arbitrage. Hostile takeover attempt in which the acquirer offers an exceptionally large premium over the market value of the acquiree's share so as to as to squeeze (hug) the target into acceptance
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- Definition Bankruptcy Cost View:
- Examples The argument that expected indirect and direct bankruptcy costs offset the other benefits from leverage so that the optimal amount of leverage is less than 100% debt financing bear hug definition.
- Definition Broken Up:
- Examples equity securities. Prevented from executing a trade (committed to upstairs) due to exchange priority rules excluding one's order (e.g., higher bid/lower offer on floor, market order to satisfy bear hug explain.
- Definition Bid-To-Cover Ratio:
- Examples The ratio of the number of bids received in a Treasury security auction compared to the number of accepted bids bear hug what is.
- Definition B:
- Examples Fifth letter of a Nasdaq stock descriptor specifying that issue is the Class B shares of the company bear hug meaning.
- Definition Banker'S Acceptance:
- Examples investment created by a nonfinancial firm and guaranteed by a bank as to payment. Acceptances are traded at discounts to face value in the secondary market. These instruments have been a popular bear hug abbreviation.
