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In finance?

Google it it's on investopedia lol

im looking for some in your own words

Initial public offering

My answer isn't going to sound much different from Investopedia's. Is it that hard to come up with something in your own words from Investopedia's definition?

uh
your homework, we discuss?

It is what it is, the first issuance of a stock on an exchange

Are you writing about the process of an IPO or just what exactly it is?
If you´re writing about the process, you could mention the different roles companies assume during the time leading up to the IPO. How the pricing of a share happens
there´s a lot to talk about.

Frankly your topic sucks, what are we supposed to discuss?




(and remember kids; Goldman always wins)

This post was edited by Simens on Sep 19 2013 11:57am

Basically i need to write a 2 page single spaced paper on the following:

What is an ipo?
Why does one have an IPO?
How would an IPO change the financial statements of a company (say twitter)?

Last question would be something along the lines of cash increased, common stock increased?

Initial Public Offering (IPO)

The is a complex process of initiating the process of selling shares on the stock market.

answered
raising new capital
twitter? wtf you on about? there are different regulations for public companies than private companies


Advantages of going public:
Greater liquidity
Private equity investors get the ability to diversify.
Better access to capital
Public companies typically have access to much larger amounts of capital through the public markets.

Disadvantages:
The equity holders become more widely dispersed.
This makes it difficult to monitor management.
The firm must satisfy all of the requirements of public companies.
SEC filings, Sarbanes-Oxley, etc. this is what you are looking for in the financial statements





This post was edited by Simens on Sep 20 2013 07:33am

perfect, thanks for the help!