Initial public offering

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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risk factors

Banking; Initial public offering

Considerations that are disclosed in the prospectus that might materially affect the company's financials, stock price, or reputation in a negative way.

Also called the 'Dog and Pony Show'. The company gets to strut their stuff to the institutional investors on invitation by the underwriter(s). The shows are conducted in many of the major population ...

rule 144

Banking; Initial public offering

A Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulation that covers the selling of restricted securities issued to entities directly from the company. Shares received in this manner generally must be ...

secondary

Banking; Initial public offering

When a public company issues additional shares to the public.

secondary action track

Banking; Initial public offering

An IPOfn report that gives short tem buy and sell signals on the secondarys that have filed to issue additional stock but have not yet been priced. This is an extremely aggressive trading program ...

secondary analysis

Banking; Initial public offering

One of the IPOfn Money Managers/Traders Package reports that list secondary offerings that are scheduled to come to market with information on historical performance of the underwriter and of the ...

sector breakdown

Banking; Initial public offering

One of the IPOfn Money Managers/Traders Package reports that lists all IPOs and secondary's by their individual groups and brings into clear focus various market inefficiencies within those sectors.