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Red Herring

A preliminary prospectus for a securities offering in the United States. The red herring will usually have full details of the offering except price and, perhaps, size. It will have comprehensive financial data on the issuer. The name comes from a required note usually printed in red ink stating that the issue cannot yet be sold because the registration statement is not effective.

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