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FinancePhD: Posts: 0; Joined: November 12th, 2003, 4:44 am

What is the source of the name greenshoe (as in a greenshoe provision)?

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November 12th, 2003, 4:45 am

Is the name related to the GreenShoe company (www.greenshoe.com)?Many thanks,Y


Yanshuf: Posts: 1; Joined: January 3rd, 2003, 1:01 pm

What is the source of the name greenshoe (as in a greenshoe provision)?

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November 12th, 2003, 7:24 am

The first time this was done was in an issue for the GreenShoe Corp.