Sweetener

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Definition of 'Sweetener'

A special feature or benefit added to a debt instrument (such as bonds) or a preferred stock offering to increase its value in the markets. Two popular forms of sweeteners are warrants and rights, which allow the holder to either convert securities into stock at a later date or purchase shares at below-market prices.
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Investopedia explains 'Sweetener'

Sweeteners are especially useful for companies that are having a hard time attracting investors or raising capital at affordable prices. A given company may want to conduct a standard debt offering, but if there isn't enough investor appetite to sell all of the debt the sweetener can help attract enough investors to sell the entire issue. Sweeteners will always cost something extra to the company giving them away, but the exact cost may not be calculable until some date in the future.
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'Sweetener'

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    ... market. Moreover, the company has a collaboration underway for a new sweetener
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    ... Strong demand for corn sweetener and vegetable oil should allow the company to achieve
    this balance and continue to grow earnings in the quarters ahead. ...

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    ... rule usually is that the more valuable the conversion feature, the lower the yield
    that must be offered to sell the issue; the conversion feature is a sweetener ...

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    ... little too ambitious. That said, the stock looks undervalued today and a
    3% dividend yield is not a bad sweetener. Albemarle (NYSE ...

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    ... This tax law change, enacted under the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation
    Act of 2005 (TIPRA), also includes a one-year sweetener. ...

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    ... be down. The demand for sugar remains strong because of its use as a sweetener
    and a fuel by the way of ethanol. Fundamentally the ...

  • No Quick Fixes At ADM, But The Value Is There

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    ... rise. There's also a decent chance that ADM, Corn Products (NYSE:CPO),
    and Cargill will see higher corn sweetener prices. While ...

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    ... pay much interest, the $3.07 difference between the market price and the conversion
    price of the bonds provided bond investors a bit of a sweetener for buying ...

  • Find Secure And Affordable Post-Work Health Insurance

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    ... these options: Severance Package: Employees who are forced to leave or retire early
    should negotiate for a severance or retirement-sweetener package that ...

  • Get Ready For The Agricultural Boom

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    ... Sugar, for example provides 60% of the world's ethanol production. However,
    it is still the preferred sweetener for much of the world. ...

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