A firm commitment arrangement with an investment banker occurs when the: issue is solidly accepted in the market as evidenced by a large price increase. investment banker buys the securities for less than the offering price and accepts the risk of not being able to sell them. spread between the buying and selling price is less than one percent. investment banker sells as much of the security as the market can bear without a price decrease. syndicate is in place to handle the issue.
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