September 20, 2024

#393 The Risks of Chasing IPO Gains: Ajay Bagga & Vivek Kaul

40 minutes

𝗕𝗮𝗷𝗮𝗷 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝘄 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲 𝗯𝘆 𝟭𝟯𝟲% 𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗯𝘂𝘁, 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 ₹𝟭𝟲𝟱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 ₹𝟳𝟬. 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆, 𝗣𝗡 𝗚𝗮𝗱𝗴𝗶𝗹 𝗝𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘀' 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝟲𝟱%, 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝘁 ₹𝟳𝟵𝟯 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 ₹𝟰𝟴𝟬.

𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐲𝐩𝐞 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝?

Investor FOMO (Fear of missing out) is driving demand for IPOs. As more flock to buy shares before the listing, the price tends to soar. This, in turn, can create a self-fulfilling prophecy, as investors fear losing out on potential gains and bid up the prices even further.

For retail investors punting onto equity, columnist Vivek Kaul has one piece of advice: 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬

Market veteran Ajay Bagga says the market itself is not at fault, but rather the pricing of IPOs.

🔴𝑶𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒖𝒃𝒔𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒃𝒆𝒅 𝑰𝑷𝑶𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒗𝒐𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔.

He suggests regulators should consider making it illegal to quote grey market premiums (GMPs) for IPOs. SEBI could play a role in educating investors about the risks and rewards of IPO investing

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