The right of existing shareholders of a corporation, or their transferees, to buy shares of a new issue of common stock before it is offered to the public.
A contractual right allowing existing shareholders to purchase additional shares of a new issue of common stock before it is offered to the public, aiding in preemptive protection against dilution of ownership.
An abbreviation for warrant, WT is a term used in finance to denote a derivative security. It gives the holder the right, but not the obligation, to purchase a company's stock at a specific price before the warrant expires.
