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public
Having shares available to retail investors in the open market. Also, the retail investors themselves (as opposed to institutional investors). Also, widely known, not secret. opposite of private. see also Certified Public Accountant, notary public, initial public offering, secondary offering, going public, new issue, open-end management company, outstanding stock, quasi-public corporation, sunshine laws, transparent market.
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