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| (IPO).
| | In relation to risk, an insurable risk is one for which insurance can be bought in the market (for a fee usually known as a premium). |
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| The first sale of shares by a private company to the public.
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| More broadly, the term sometimes refers to offerings of shares to selected institutional investors (also known as a placing) leading to the company's shares being listed on a public market.
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| More broadly still, any corporate activity leading to a company's securities becoming traded in the public markets.
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| IPOs are often issued by smaller, younger companies seeking the capital to expand, but can also be used by large privately owned companies looking to become publicly traded.
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| * [[Float]] | | * [[Insurance]] |
| * [[Flotation]] | | * [[Premium]] |
| * [[Introduction]] | | * [[Uninsurable]] |
| * [[Listing]]
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| * [[MBO]]
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| * [[MBI]]
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| * [[Placing]]
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| * [[Primary market]]
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| * [[Private company]]
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| * [[Rights issue]]
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| * [[Secondary market]]
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| * [[Series B]]
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Revision as of 14:19, 23 October 2012
In relation to risk, an insurable risk is one for which insurance can be bought in the market (for a fee usually known as a premium).
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