IPOs
An initial public offering is the process by which a private company "goes public," offering shares for purchase by the public. IPOs allow businesses to gain capital and to shift ownership.
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Red Herring Definition -
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Roadshow Definition -
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What types of IPOs can a private company hold? -
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Direct Public Offering (DPO) Definition -
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How Does an IPO Get Valued? -
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Oversubscribed Definition -
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Pre-IPO Placement Definition -
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What Is a Back Door Listing? -
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Top IPOs of 2018 Revisited -
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What Are the Advantages and Disadvantages of a Company Going Public? -
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Investing in IPOs: 5 Tips & Things to Know -
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Greenshoe Options: An IPO's Best Friend -
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IPO vs. Staying Private: What's the Difference? -
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How an Initial Public Offering (IPO) Is Priced -
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When Did Facebook Go Public? IPO Date & Overview -
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New Issue Definition -
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Underpricing Definition -
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Etsy: How It's Fared Since Its 2015 IPO -
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Best Efforts Definition -
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Keeping Control of Your Business After the IPO -
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Going Public Definition -
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Hot IPO Definition -
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Reallowance Definition -
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Freed Up Definition -
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Devolvement Definition -
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Market Out Clause Definition -
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How Much Dropbox Is Worth -
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Forced Initial Public Offering Definition -
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Offering Definition -
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Flotation -
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Do Underwriters Guarantee to Sell an Entire IPO Issue? -
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Preliminary Prospectus Definition -
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Stabilizing Bid Definition -
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Capital Base -
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What are the Three Phases of a Completed Initial Public Offering (IPO) Transformation Process? -
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Spinning Definition -
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Initial Public Offering (IPO) Definition -
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Freeriding Definition -
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Venture Capital-Backed IPO Definition -
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Laddering Definition -
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Hot Issue Definition -
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Public Offering Price (POP) Definition -
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Minority IPO Defined -
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Western Account Definition -
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Undivided Account Definition -
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Reverse Greenshoe Option Definition -
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Primary Distribution Definition -
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Back-Door Listing Definition -
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Tracking Upcoming Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) -
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IPOs for Beginners
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