An agreement for the distribution of an issue of securities in which the investment bank handling the transaction gives no assurance that the entire issue will be sold is called a(n) _____.?
A. ?private placement
B. ?guaranteed issue arrangement
C. ?underwritten arrangement
D. ?best-efforts arrangement
E. ?shelf registration
Answer: D
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