/ʰwɛnˈɪʃud,wɛn-,ʰwən-,wən-or, especially Brit., -ˈɪsyud/Show Spelled Pronunciation[hwen-ish-ood,wen-,hwuhn-,wuhn-or, especially Brit., -is-yood]Show IPA
–adjective
of, pertaining to, or noting an agreement to buy securities paid for at the time of delivery. Abbreviation:wi, w.i.
a state in the N central United States: a part of the Midwest. 4,705,335; 56,154 sq. mi. (145,440 sq. km). Capital:Madison. Abbreviation:WI (for use with zip code), Wis., Wisc.
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a river flowing SW from N Wisconsin to the Mississippi. 430 mi. (690 km) long.
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the fourth stage of the glaciation of North America during the Pleistocene.
Wis·con·sin 1 (wĭs-kŏn'sĭn) A state of the north-central United States. It was admitted as the 30th state in 1848. First settled by the French, the region was ceded to Great Britain in 1763 and became part of the Northwest Territory in 1787. Madison is the capital and Milwaukee is the largest city. Population: 5,600,000. Wis·con'sin·ite' n.
Used to refer to a security that has not yet been issued but that will be issued in the future. Trading in when-issued securities often occurs between the time a new security is announced (for example, the time when a stock is split) and the time the certificates are actually issued.
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Used on the consolidated tape to indicate the transaction of a security on a when-issued basis: GMPrE wi 10s47 1/2.
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Used in stock transaction tables in newspapers to indicate securities traded on a when-issued basis: BltGE wi.
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