Standby Underwriting
A type of underwriting in which an investment bank (the underwriter) agrees to purchase the portion of the new securities issue that remains after a public offering.

Investopedia Says:
This eliminates the issuer's risk, but it increases the investment banker's risk.

Related Terms:
Initial Public Offering - IPO
Investment Bank
Issuer
New Issue
Underwriting

• Dependent
• Depletion
• Deposit
• Depositary Receipt
• Deposit Broker
• Deposit Multiplier
• Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC)
• Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC)
• Depository Trust Company (DTC)
• Depository Trust Company (DTC)
• Depository Trust Company Tracking (DTCT)
• Depository Trust Company Tracking (DTCT)
• Deposit/Withdrawal at Custodian (DWAC)
• Deposit/Withdrawal at Custodian (DWAC)
• Depreciated Cost
• Depreciation
• Depressed
• Depression
• Deprivatization
• Depth
• Deregulation
• Derivative
• Derivatives Time Bomb
• Derivatives Transaction Execution Facility (DTEF)
• Derivatives Transaction Execution Facility (DTEF)