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| - | ====== IPO ====== | + | ====== Initial Public Offering Definition ====== |
| - | Initial Public Offering | + | **An Initial Public Offering (IPO) is the first public stock offer of a corporation**. Non public corporations can have only a few owners. When a corporation "opens" it's capital, their stocks are traded in the [[en:capital-market|capital market]]. After the IPO, the stocks are traded in the [[en:secondary-market|secondary market]] and anyone can boy them. A stock represents a small fraction of the capital of a corporation. |
| - | Is the first public stock offer of a [[corporation]]. Non public corporations can have only a few owners. When a corporation "opens" it's capital, their stocks are traded in the [[en:capital-market|capital market]]. After the IPO, the stocks are traded in the [[en:secondary-market|secondary market]] and anyone can boy them. A stock represents a small fraction of the capital of a corporation. | + | {{:en:ipo.jpg?nolink&400|}} |
| Even if a corporation divides it's capital in stocks, the public may not have access to it's stock. | Even if a corporation divides it's capital in stocks, the public may not have access to it's stock. | ||
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| After an IPO, a portion of the capital can be traded in the [[en:secondary-market|stock market]]. | After an IPO, a portion of the capital can be traded in the [[en:secondary-market|stock market]]. | ||
| - | Some of the largest IPO in history were: | + | ===== Largest IPOs ===== |
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| + | Some of the largest IPOs in history were: | ||
| * [[Bank of China]] 2006: $11.1 billion | * [[Bank of China]] 2006: $11.1 billion | ||
| * [[AT&T]] 2000: $10.62 billion | * [[AT&T]] 2000: $10.62 billion | ||