pennystocks? what happens  when stocks IPO?
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Stocks, after their IPO, can go up or down.  \n\nBe very careful. If you're putting money into something that you know nothing about, know little about the mechanics, don't know what will make the stock go up or down and/or can't afford to lose this money - then this is gambling.\n\nMy recommendation is to save your money, invest in prudent investments for your situation.  This doesn't necessarily mean that you can't take on risk for high returns - it just means that you need to be careful and should probably do more homework before blindly throwing your money around.  You work hard for your money, don't neglect it. Treat it with respect and it will treat you nicely.
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I think you are referring to Initial Public Offerings or IPOs.\n\nBelow I've listed what I could find. There aren't as many resources as there used to be during the Silicon Valley heyday, but there are a few decent sites in there.\n\nGood Luck! :-)
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One place is through your broker.  But they'll usually only have the IPO's in which they're helping underwrite.\n\nFor example, Fidelity has an alert that you can opt-in to that'll tell you of their IPOs as they come up and you can click on it to learn about the company and how to invest in it if you're interested.\n\nGood luck!
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The problem with a public company selling new shares to the general public is that it sends a bad signal.  Outsiders looking at the company will  think that they would never sell shares if the insiders thought the shares were underpriced -- so they must be overpriced.  On average, when a firm sells new shares, the price of existing shares will drop somewhere between 3% to 5%.\n\nThere are a few ways that insiders can sell shares that do not affect the stock price.  \n\nOne is to sell them as a private placement to knowledgable investors.  For example, a company that makes computer components that they sell to Dell may sell shares to Dell.\n\nThe second is to guarantee the equity.  A bad company couldn't sell equity & give a guarantee to buy it back at cost -- but a good company could.  The way they do thisis to sell convertible bonds.  If the company does well, the bonds get turned into equity, and the company gets what it wants.  If it doesn't, then the investors get interest on their money & eventually get their money back -- just like a guarantee.  Studies show that there is very little impact on stock price.\n\nThe third way does have an impact on stock price -- but not on the investment value of insiders.  That is to have a rights offering.  With a rights offering, new shares are offered to existing stock holders at a discount.  For example, suppose your shares are at $20.  You are given the right to buy new shares at $16.  If you do it, your shares should be worth 20+16 = 36 -- or $18 per share.  WHat usually happens with a rights offering is that the share price moves to $18.  There is a drop in price, but there is no drop in the value of your investment.\n\nI can't think of a fourth way right now -- but it might be to sell warants or employee stock options.\n\nBTW -- it turns out that when banks or growth firms with no debt issue stock, there is no drop in stock price (on average).  It is only with more mature companies that have already issued debt.  This fact has never been published -- except as part of my doctoral dissertation.
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Yes all brokers will hold your "stock". The technical term is the stock is held in "Street Name".\n\nIt's to their advantage to hold the "stock".  It makes it easier for you to buy or sell (which in turn makes money for them).\n\nMost brokers today will hold your stocks at no charge. They will charge you to have a certificate made & mailed.  There is little advantage to do this (unless you need the certificate for a DRIP program).\n\nGood luck!
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The problem with most penny stocks is that alot of the time they are traded on the OTC (Over The Counter) Market and not subject to the same financial standards/guidelines as other publicly listed stocks. \n\nTo give you an example - If you went to a race track and were allowed to place a bet when the race was nearly complete, would you be willing to pay a little extra to place that bet?  That is why the blue chips and other equities with track records have better liquidity and track record.
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More detail would have been nice, as there are many ways to answer that question.  Here are a few possible answers:\n\n1.  A public offering (e.g., IPO) or a private offering.\n\n2.  If only considering public companies:  An Initial Public Offering (IPO) or a Seasoned Equity Offering (SEO).  A seasoned offering is one where a company that has already gone public goes back and sells more stock.\n\n3.  If only considering initial  public offerings of stocks, then there are several methods -- including Firm Committment IPOs, where the underwriter assumes the risk of bringing the new securities to market -- guaranteeing a minimum sale and a price -- and Best Efforts IPO where no such guarantee exists.
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To be a publicly traded company, there are many rules you must follow that are set by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Some of these rules cover the company's activites several months prior to the initial public offering (IPO).
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Call your broker and ask if they have any "IPO's" <Initial Purchase Offerings> ... typically they are underwriting these and can lead you to the one's they watch ... don't just trust their word though ... follow the research on your own on the internet.
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Whenever a company comes out with an IPO (Initial Public Offering), its valuation is done either internally by the company or most likely by an Investment Bank/ Private Equity, depending on its current revenues, profits, future prospects, management transparency, good corporate governance, etc.\nWith all these parameters and more they come to an approximate value of the company and decide the price band within which the valuation must be fixed, i.e. a lower limit and upper limit is fixed (Example price is between $20-$24)\nWhen potential investors apply for the shares they mention the price that they are willing to pay for the share. This is called 100% BOOK BUILDING, which is the most transparent method of arriving at the valuation of the company. \nIf the shares are over-subscribed, then the shares are allotted to the highest bidders and if any shares remain then to the nest lowest bidder and so on. So as a potential investor I think that if at $20 (Above example), I wont be allotted shares because a lot of people will bid more than me, I will increase my price. However if I think that the high price is unjustified, I will bid at the lower limit.
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If the acquisition is approved by the shareholders then on closing date all shareholders of record will be given $10/share.  That means if you bought the stock at $9, you would make $1/share.  I believe that answers your question, but if you're asking if the stock price has to trade at $10 during market hours, not necessarily.  This is just a broad brushstroke.  If you would like additional details on this feel free to drop me a line.  Good luck!
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If you intend to invest in IPOs, wait for the announcement of companies. You can collect the application form from selected banks and such other financial institutions. You have to pay the initial application money for the number of shares you apply. If the company receives applications in excess of the shares to be issued, they may allot the shares on pro rata basis and the excess money you paid may either be returned or forwarded towards your next payment.
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The only reason a company can soar when it IPOs is that it uses the new capital in a productive manner.\n\nI believe they have already performed an IPO by way of a reverse merger under the code SHGY.\n\nBeing listed on the OTCBB opens up the company to far more scrutiny and reporting requirements but might also open up more opportunities for additional capital injection.\n\nGiven that PinkSheets won't quote they because they haven't dicslosed anything, I think they have an uphill battle ahead of them:\nhttp://www.pinksheets.com/quote/quote.jsp?symbol=SHGY\n\nIt took searchguy.com 28 seconds to provide me with a response to a search - I think they really need some better infrastructure too.\n\nIn a July 20 announcement they state that they will be cash flow positive by the 4th quarter of the year.  It is now the 4th quarter and there has been no such announcement.\n\nCheers,\nRichard.
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That is when they went IPO.  You aren't very smart are you.
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Say you own a share of stock valued at $100.  If the stock splits 2 for one then you now own 2 shares valued at $50 each.\n\nIf a $100 share of stock pays a dividend of 50 cents then for each share you have the company pays you 50 cents.
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You are taking alot of risk for buying these IPO after it opens.\nFind the website of all the big firms.\nMorgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch, UBS, Goldman Sach.
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Generally you need an established relationship with the underwriter of the IPO. Even then, if the IPO is what's called a "hot issue"  (what you would really like to own) you are far from assured of getting any shares. And, if you do get lucky, your allocation is likely to be very small.\n\nAs a rule of thumb - your probably don't want shares in IPOs which are easy to get. If you are being sold - take to the hills.\n\nIndividuals who receive shares in a "hot issue" are typically wealthy & well-established clients.\n\nAll of this may not help you very much, but counting on IPOs is not the way to make your portfolio grow in any event.