initial public offering (IPO)
Definition
First offering of a firms' stock (shares) on the stockmarket, at the time it 'goes public.' Because a stockmarket usually values the stock on the expectations of the firm's future growth and income, IPOs are typically an opportunity for the founders and other early investors to make high profits by cashing their stockholdings.
initial public offering (IPO) is in the Banking, Commerce & Finance, Investing and Securities & Futures Trading subjects.
initial public offering (IPO) appears in the definitions of the following terms:
new issue,
going public,
underwriter,
exit strategy,
underwriting spread,
third stage,
newco,
venture capitalist,
mezzanine level,
intermediate funding
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