Cum Rights

The term “cum right” refers to a shareholder’s right to special privileges when purchasing stock in a company in which they are already a shareholder. Companies which offer shareholders cum rights may sell stocks to their shareholders at discounted prices or give existing shareholders access to presales of newly issued shares.

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