未み公こう開かい株かぶ式しき

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noun

private equity; unlisted shares

Financial term referring to shares of a company that are not publicly traded on a stock exchange.

未み公こう開かい株かぶ式しきへの投とう資しはリスクが高たかいが、リターンも大おおきい可か能のう性せいがある。
Investing in private equity is high-risk, but the potential returns are also large.

未un-, not yet, hitherto

公public, prince, official

開open, unfold, unseal

株stocks, stump, shares

式style, ceremony, rite

Similar words

私し募ぼ
私募 refers to private placement (the act of offering securities privately), while 未公開株式 refers to the shares themselves that are not publicly listed.
上じょう場じょう株かぶ式しき
上場株式 are listed (publicly traded) shares, the opposite of 未公開株式.

Etymology

Compound of 未公開 (unpublished, unlisted) + 株式 (stock, share). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is a straightforward modern financial compound.