Our opinions are always our own. An initial public offering (IPO) marks a private company's debut on a stock exchange. Companies do IPOs for the cash they bring and the prestige of going public. IPOs are often high risk, as the new stock's price can initially soar and then drop dramatically.
What does an IPO mean?
In essence, an IPO means that a company's ownership is transitioning from private ownership to public ownership—i.e., "going public." An investment in an IPO has the potential to deliver attractive returns.
When was the first IPO?
In the United States, the first IPO was the public offering of Bank of North America around 1783. This section has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page.
How do you buy IPO stock?
“Typically you’d have to buy IPO stock through your stock broker, and on rare occasions, directly from the underwriter—i.e., knowing someone at the company or investment bank,” says Gregory Sichenzia, founding partner of Sichenzia Ross Ference, a New York City-based securities law firm.
