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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Initial public offering

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 ...

The underwriter who, among other things, is in charge of organising the syndicate, distributing member participation shares and making stabilising transactions. The lead underwriter will appear on ...

Lockup

Banking; Initial public offering

An agreed upon time between company insiders who hold stock and the underwriters as to how long those shareholders must retain their stock before selling them in the open market. It is a show of ...

Magic warrant

Banking; Initial public offering

A warrant that is part of a unit offering, separately purchasable and generally traded on its own with the effective date of the offering. This type of warrant differs from traditional warrants that ...