Meaning WILLIAMS ACT: Federal legislation enacted in 1968 (and now constituting Rules 13d and 14d of the Security Exchange Act of 1934) that imposes requirements with respect to public tender offers
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- Definition War Chest:
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- Definition Weighted Average Maturity:
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- Definition Wholly Owned Subsidiary:
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- Definition Wash Sale:
- Examples Purchase and sale of a security either simultaneously or within a short period of time, often in order to recognize a tax loss without altering one's position. See: Tax selling williams act meaning.
- Definition Wrinkle:
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