Underwriter
A securities broker or dealer that purchases bonds from an issuer and resells them to investors.
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Syndicate or Underwriting Syndicate
A group of Underwriters formed to buy a Bond Issue from the Issuer and then offer the Bonds for resale to the public. A Syndicate is organized for the purposes of sharing the risks of underwriting the Bond Issue, obtaining sufficient funds to purchase the Bonds from the Issuer and to get broader distribution to potential investors. One of the Underwriters acts as the Syndicate Manager or lead “manager,” to administer the Syndicate.
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Manager or Co-Manager
One or more members of a bond underwriting syndicate that has primary responsibility for managing the syndicate.
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Weighted Average Maturity
Generally, the weighted average maturity of a bond issue is the sum of the product of the issue price of each maturity of the bond issue multiplied by the number of years from the closing until that maturity date divided by the issue price of the entire bond issue.