IPO
An Initial Public Offering or IPO is when equity shares of a company are offered to the public on the open market i.e. the stock market for the first time. The company going public raises capital and funds by trading IPO shares. During the IPO trading, a fraction of shares are reserved for different types of investors including Individual investors, Qualified Institutional Buyers and High Net-worth Individuals. The IPO is either a Fixed Price Issue or Book Built Issue.
Initial Public offering of the following financial instruments are offered
- Equity shares
- Non-convertible debenture
- Bonds
The price band is a band of price within which investors can bid. The spread between the floor and the cap of the price band shall not be more than 20%. The price band can be revised. If revised, the bidding period shall be extended for a further period of three days, subject to the total bidding period not exceeding thirteen days.
Based on demand at various prices,the Issuer Company, in consultation with BRLMs decides the final price of the offer. The price thus finalized is called the discovered price.
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