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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
Dividend
Banking; Initial public offering
The amount of money or securities, out of net profits, distributed to the company's shareholders.
Direct public offering (DPO)
Banking; Initial public offering
One that is offered directly to the buyers from the company without the intervention of an underwriter. Many times these offerings are done via the internet. As a generalization, they are usually ...
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.
Edgar (electronic data gathering, analysis, and retrieval)
Banking; Initial public offering
A Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) computer database system that allows registered securities issuers to file reports with the SEC by computer instead of having to file physical documents. ...
IPO (initial public offering)
Banking; Initial public offering
The 1st time a company offers it shares to the public. This can also apply to a company that was previously public but went private through a buy-out. If the company decides to once again come ...
Filing range
Banking; Initial public offering
The price range that the underwriter and issuer of the IPO have agreed upon as the tentative minimum and maximum levels the stock will be priced at. This can easily be modified above or below to ...
Final prospectus
Banking; Initial public offering
The last prospectus to be printed which is after the deal has been officially priced and issued to the public. It contains the final missing pieces to the registration puzzle, including exact shares ...
