If a firm thinks it might need funding within the next two years and doesn’t want a time lag between when it determines it wants to issue stock and when the stock is actually issued, what might it do? Create a shelf registration Conduct a secondary stock offering Conduct an initial public offering Engage in stock repurchasing
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