IPOs
Companies going public
IPOs stands for initial public offerings—the first sale of a company's stock to the public.
Going public through an IPO transforms a private company into one traded on stock exchanges, raising capital while subjecting it to regulatory requirements and public scrutiny.
IPOs generate intense speculation about pricing: The IPO was oversubscribed within hours.
The singular IPO is more common.
Formal investment disclosure document
- underwritingRisk evaluation and acceptance
- roadshowTraveling promotional presentation
- pricingEstablishing monetary amounts charged
- allocationDistribution of shares
flotation · listing · filing · registration · lock-up · stabilization · syndicate · SEC
Mutual giving and receiving
- securitiesTradeable financial assets
- sharesUnits of company ownership
- volumeAmount of space filled
- liquidityConvertibility to cash
market · broker · clearing · settlement · bid · ask · spread · aftermarket
Assessment of monetary worth
- capitalizationUsing big letters properly
- pricingEstablishing monetary amounts charged
- oversubscriptionDemand exceeding supply
- dilutionReduction in concentration
equity · benchmarking · multiple · comparable · discount · premium
Newly launched businesses
- unicornMythical one-horned horse
- expansionIncrease in scope
- scalingClimbing or resizing
- entrepreneurshipCreating and managing ventures
funding · acceleration · incubator · disruptor · tech · biotech · fintech · milestone
Rapid, unpredictable changeability
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
- overvaluationAppraising too highly
- bubbleAir-filled film sphere
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
downside · exposure · loss · instability · underperformance · correction · disappointment · flop
Owners of company stock
- portfolioCollected works or assets
- diversificationExpanding into varied areas
- institutionalOf formal establishments
- retailSales to end users
angel · venture · seed · allocation · stake · liquidity · returns · exit
prospectus
Formal investment disclosure document
- underwritingRisk evaluation and acceptance
- roadshowTraveling promotional presentation
- pricingEstablishing monetary amounts charged
allocation · flotation · listing · filing · registration · lock-up · stabilization · syndicate · SEC · debut
exchange
Mutual giving and receiving
- securitiesTradeable financial assets
- sharesUnits of company ownership
- volumeAmount of space filled
liquidity · market · broker · clearing · settlement · bid · ask · spread · aftermarket · ticker
valuation
Assessment of monetary worth
- capitalizationUsing big letters properly
- pricingEstablishing monetary amounts charged
- oversubscriptionDemand exceeding supply
dilution · equity · benchmarking · multiple · comparable · discount · premium
startups
Newly launched businesses
entrepreneurship · funding · acceleration · incubator · disruptor · tech · biotech · fintech · milestone · trajectory
volatility
Rapid, unpredictable changeability
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
- overvaluationAppraising too highly
- bubbleAir-filled film sphere
uncertainty · downside · exposure · loss · instability · underperformance · correction · disappointment · flop · withdrawal
shareholders
Owners of company stock
- portfolioCollected works or assets
- diversificationExpanding into varied areas
- institutionalOf formal establishments
retail · angel · venture · seed · allocation · stake · liquidity · returns · exit · flipping
- corporate financecost of capital, investment, capital markets, NPV, debt financing
- investing termsstocks, bonds, ETFs, gold, commodities
- investmentsbonds, stocks, securities, investment, equities
- modern economicsGDP, GDP growth, recession, inflation, interest rates
- stock marketstock, shares, stocks, trading, stock market
- Stock MarketsNYSE, NASDAQ, Tokyo Stock Exchange, stock exchange, Wall Street
Early-stage private funding
bootstrapping · debt financing · private equity · private funding · bank loans
Acquisitions funded by borrowing