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Initial public offering
Referring to the process of transforming a private company into a public company by selling shares of its stock to the general public for the first time on a securities exchange.
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Initial public offering
green shoe
Banking; Initial public offering
Often referred to as the 'overallotment'. An amount of shares, generally no greater than 15% of the orignal shares issued, that is reserved for issuance at the underwriters option at the original ...
gross spread
Banking; Initial public offering
The difference between the offering price and the net proceeds given to the company. Those fees include such items as selling concession (where the brokers get their commissions from), manager's ...
group sale
Banking; Initial public offering
An underwriting that is done by the lead managers only, and not distributed to the syndicate participants or members of the selling group.
hard dollars
Banking; Initial public offering
Payments made directly by a customer for services such as research.
head start listing
Banking; Initial public offering
One of the IPOfn Money Managers/Traders Package reports delivered each Friday afternoon that gives a roster of IPOs and secondarys that are expected to be priced during the following week
hedge fund
Banking; Initial public offering
A mutual fund that involves speculative investing in stocks and options, while creating positions in other companies engaged in the same industry in the opposite direction as a means of reducing ...
historical selling group
Banking; Initial public offering
An IPOfn report that lists IPOs and their possible selling group participants away from the underwriters. This information provides the names of firms that will most likely participate in the IPO ...
