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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Ranking

Banking; Initial public offering

IPOfn's forecast of the expected opening bidside premiums on IPOs and the 1st 15 minutes of bidside trading on secondarys

Red herring

Banking; Initial public offering

A preliminary prospectus named because of the red print on the front page of some copies which explains that the prospectus is incomplete. There may be several such filings for a new issue as ...

Re-file

Banking; Initial public offering

The process of submitting a new registration statement to the SEC due to material changes in the existing statement. These conditions might alter the consideration of purchase of the proposed ...

Registration

Banking; Initial public offering

A procedure through which the SEC must review and approve publicly traded securities before they can be sold to the public.

Reit real estate investment trust

Banking; Initial public offering

A corporation or business trust which owns, manages and or leases commercial real estate properties. This corporate structure comes with an increased level of tax benefits.

Restricted shares

Banking; Initial public offering

Shares that have a 1 year holding period before they can be sold. They are usually issued by the company directly to individuals and/or groups for payment of services, new investments or mergers.

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.