Spinning
The practice of brokerage houses exchanging IPO shares with top executives for reciprocating business from their companies.

Investopedia Says:
A lucrative means of enticing the business of large companies. By swaying the decision of the top executives, investment brokerage houses can secure a quid pro quo type of arrangement.

Related Terms:
IPO
Laddering
Quid Pro Quo

• Order Driven Market
• Ordering Rules
• Orderly Market
• Order Management System (OMS)
• Order Management System (OMS)
• Order Protection Rule
• Order Splitting
• Ordinary Annuity
• Ordinary Income
• Ordinary Shares
• Organic Act of the Department of Labor
• Organic Growth
• Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
• Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
• Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
• Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
• Organized Labor
• Original Cost
• Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM)
• Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM)
• Original Face
• Original Issue Discount (OID)
• Original Issue Discount (OID)
• Origination
• Origination Points