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.

Industry: Banking

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Initial public offering

Bid-ask spread

Banking; Initial public offering

The difference between the bid price and the ask price

Block trade

Banking; Initial public offering

Blocks of stock that trade with a minimum of 10,000 shares.

New issues that are done by smaller underwriters in which the aftermarket is controlled by a small group of market makers. These deals usually open at high premiums created by requirements from the ...

Bridge financing

Banking; Initial public offering

Many times the cash demands are such that interim short-term financing is needed by a company before its IPO. Money that is generally provided to a company planning to go public by the prospective ...

Buyer's market

Banking; Initial public offering

A condition in the financial markets when the buyers have a very strong input as to where an issue will get priced. This generally happens in a market that is trending lower in prices. Underwriters ...