An IPO, or Initial Public Offering, is a public offering of shares in a private company, allowing the company’s stock to be bought and sold on the market by individual investors.
Australian shares can be held and managed in three ways: CHESS Sponsored with Broker (HIN), Issuer Sponsored with Share Registry (SRN) and through a Nominee model.
The three most common types of analysis undertaken by investors to estimate the risk and expected return of stocks are fundamental, technical and quantitative analysis.
Wall-crossing is used to collect early interest for capital raises. It is important that investors understand the obligations of this process before entering into an agreement.
When looking at a resource company investors should take note of what stage of development their projects are at. Each stage suggests a different level of risk, required funding and future action.