open market

Example Sentences

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Many investors received fewer shares than they wanted or nothing at all, forcing them to buy stock in the open market.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Amazon, Microsoft, Google and Meta have the scale to negotiate long-term power-purchase agreements directly with generators, build generation capacity behind the meter and lock in rates before the open market reprices.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

In arm’s-length transactions between related parties, the transfers should be marked at prices resembling those on the open market, whether individual or fleet sales.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

The proposed reforms would "undermine that principle" by replacing "an open market with a controlled structure."

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

As the horses pulled them closer, Hannah could distinguish a central open market with stalls, surrounded by stores.

From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen