Equity Issuance and Trading

Free CFA Level I lesson in Equity Investments. 14 min read, ~2,088 words.

Primary market = issuer receives cash (IPO, FPO, rights). Secondary market = investors trade existing shares; issuer gets nothing. Firm commitment underwriting puts price/underpricing risk on the bank; best efforts leaves that risk with the issuer. Exchanges have central public order books and listing rules. OTC uses bilateral dealer networks...

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