Final Prospectus

See: Prospectus. (And for the non-paying spectus, see: Amateurspectus.)

When a company looks to sell securities (like stocks) in the public market, it has to make a prospectus. This document breaks down the proposed deal, giving investors and regulators all the information they need to review the stock offering.

The process of making an offering is relatively long and complicated. As such, the perspective can change over the course of the process. It might go through several stages, with the final prospectus representing the last, definitive version.