Are initial public offerings (IPOs) worthwhile investments?

Are initial public offerings (IPOs) worthwhile investments?

Our research seeks to test the popular belief that initial public offerings (IPOs) can generate abnormal returns with the help of data from past IPOs (i.e. are IPOs worthwhile investments?). This is done by trying to identify factors that might lead to a worthwhile investment in IPOs. The factors be...

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Main Authors: Chan, Catherine Poh Peng, Neo, Frank Gim Lin, Soh, Leonard Kok Beng
Other Authors: Tan Kai Guan, Clement
Format: Final Year Project
Language:English
Published: 2014
Subjects:
DRNTU::Business
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/55486
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:Our research seeks to test the popular belief that initial public offerings (IPOs) can generate abnormal returns with the help of data from past IPOs (i.e. are IPOs worthwhile investments?). This is done by trying to identify factors that might lead to a worthwhile investment in IPOs. The factors being considered are Market Sentiment; Price Earnings Ratio (PER); Business Group; Rate of Subscription; Size of Issue; Trustee Stock; Government Affiliation; and Lead Manager.

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