IPO Process

2. the first issuance of stock from a private company for public sale.
5. Price price at which a new security will be distributed to the public prior to the new issue trading on the secondary market; commonly referred to as offering price
7. date on which an executed trade of securities must be paid for
10. the amount of stock in an initial public offering (IPO) that is sold to a customer
11. when an investor sells their shares to the public on the secondary market after an initial public offering (IPO).

1. characteristic of a security which rises or falls sharply in price within a short time period
3. ____Herring a preliminary prospectus filed with the SEC
4. date the day a newly registered security can be offered for sale
6. brokerage firm that raises money for companies using public equity and debt markets
8. process by which a privately held company first offers shares of stock to the public; this is done via an initial public offering (IPO)
9. privately held company offers its shares to the public—an initial public offering (IPO)
11. a federal government agency that regulates and supervises the securities industry