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Quiet period

The period starting when an Issuer hires an Underwriter and ending 25 days after the security begins Trading, during which the Issuer cannot comment publicly on the Offering due to SEC rules.

Related Terms: 12 ECU, Issuer, Offer, Offering, Public, Ring, SEC, Sue, Trading, Underwriter, Write, Writer
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