Many of the biggest investment success stories in recent times have listed in the last several months. Australian IPOs outperformed the overall ASX by over 25% in the first three quarters of 2017*. For investors, however, the decision to buy stock in a company that has previously been private can be a challenging one.

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In Understanding IPOs and Capital Raisings, Gemma Dale interviews Brett Grant, Head of Self Directed Investing, nabtrade about the pros and cons of initial public offerings and capital raisings, and covers such issues as:

how IPOs and capital raisings work

how to get access to new listings

where to find research on IPOs before they list

whether buying into an IPO is a better strategy than buying on market, and

some memorable lessons from Australia’s biggest IPOs. 

* OnMarket Third Quarter IPO Report, October 2017

 

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