Additional Takedown.

Additional Takedown:

A portion of the underwriting spread for a municipal issue defined as total takedown less concession. Municipal Issue aka as municipal bond or issuing municipal debt .

Concession:

A part of the underwriting spread that the selling group receives from the syndicate for helping to sell a new issue. Also, part of the mutual fund’s sales charge paid to an NASD member broker.

Underwriter :

Investment Banker

Underwriting Spread:

The difference between the public offering of a new issue and the proceeds received by the issuer.

Public Offering or Primary Distribution:

The original sale of a company’s securities. Also called Primary or Public Offering. (IPO initial public offering)

Note: assuming some of these terms are new to you. An IPO or Primary Public Offering is a new Issue. An example you may like was when Facebook went from a privately owned corporation to making a offering, an IPO, in the financial markets. After the sale of this new issue the portions of ownership sold, or stock, and portions of debt securities generated, or bonds, trade in the the stock market. These securities are purchase and sold repeatedly.

During the first sale the investment bankers and other organizations involved charge a commission for their services. This is a concession.