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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
holding company
Banking; Initial public offering
A company that owns enough shares of another company to secure voting control.
hot list
Banking; Initial public offering
Listing of all IPOs in the IPOfn system with an opening premium expectation (or ranking) of at least .50-.75 of a point.
indication of interest
Banking; Initial public offering
An expressed interest in buying or selling a security that encompasses quantity and price. This is given to a broker who then in turn passes this on to the syndicate department.
insiders
Banking; Initial public offering
Those shareholders that own stock prior to the IPO. This group includes officers, directors, employees and pre-IPO investors both individual and corporate.
issue bid
Banking; Initial public offering
A reference to what the price of the offering is trading at when the stock bid price in the aftermarket is the same as the IPO price.
issue offer
Banking; Initial public offering
A reference to what the price of the offering is trading at when the stock offer price in the aftermarket is the same as the IPO price.
Chinese wall
Banking; Initial public offering
An imaginary wall of separation that exists between the brokerage firm and any investment management operations associated with that firm.
