What is a New Issue or IPO ?
A new company that applies for and achieves listing on a stock exchange and invites investors to buy shares in the company – as a new listed company is offering to investors an Initial Public Offering (IPO). If the company raises capital in the stock market for the first time as a public company then the company is referred to as ‘going public’ and shares become available as New Issues. Company’s are able to apply for listing on world stock markets in accordance with the particular stock market rules and investors are able to apply for New Issue’s, Initial Public Offering’s (IPO). In UK these markets include UK Stock Exchange full market, Aim and Ofex markets.
