The stock market has two segments known as the primary market and the secondary market.
The primary market is where the securities are created.
The secondary market is where they are traded.
A company can get itself on the stock exchange by offering its share to the public. The first time a company offers shares to the public is via an initial public offering (IPO).
The shares issued in an IPO become newly listed stocks and trade on the exchanges.
IPOs have always been attractive to investors.
Why? People believe that shares are available at lower prices during an IPO. These can be sold at higher prices once they get listed on the bourses. This is one of the reasons why people invest in an IPO.
However, this expectation might not always hold. In bearish markets, the shares might be listed at discounted prices. This might result in deep losses for an investor.
Remember, the bigger the IPOs, the the harder they fall. Hence, one has to be careful in deciding whether one should apply for a particular IPO or not.
At Equitymaster, you can find a list of upcoming IPOs and how the past IPOs have performed.
Meanwhile, if you have invested in the latest IPOs, find out how the newly listed stocks have performed post listing.
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Mar 27, 2024
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Mar 20, 2024
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Mar 19, 2024
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Mar 15, 2024
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Mar 13, 2024
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Mar 11, 2024
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Mar 8, 2024
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Mar 2, 2024
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Feb 24, 2024
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Apr 4, 2024
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Mar 23, 2024
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Mar 20, 2024
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Mar 16, 2024
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Mar 13, 2024
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Mar 13, 2024
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Mar 9, 2024
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Mar 7, 2024
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Mar 2, 2024
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Feb 21, 2024
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