qualified institutional buyer

qualified institutional buyer definition - finance
An investor who is allowed under Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules to trade privately-placed securities with other qualified institutional investors. These sales donÂ’t have to be registered with the SEC. A qualified institutional investor must have at least $100 million under management.

Webster's New World Finance and Investment Dictionary Copyright © 2003 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
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