What is a Seasoned Security?

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When a new stock or a financial instrument is newly issued and starts trading in the secondary market, its price may exhibit substantial volatility in the initial period after which the short-term effects would settle down and the price will become more stable. Once the security has been trading in the secondary market for a long enough period, it’s called a seasoned security.

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