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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
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.
