Basic IPO FAQs

What do you mean by Basis of allocation or basis of allotment?

The registrar of an IPO and the investors of IPO publishes a documents i.e. The Basis of Allotment, or Basis of Allocation. This document contains information on the final price for an IPO, information about issue subscription (bidding), and share allocation ratio.

The IPO information is categorized according to the number of shares an applicant has applied for. This document contains detailed bidding information for each category, including the number of valid applications received, the total share applied, the ratio of allotment, and the number of shares that were allocated to applicants.

The ratio of the allotment field is crucial for IPO's that have been oversubscribed multiple time. This field indicates how many applicants will be eligible to receive a single lot of shares from a given number of applicants. Ratio 1:8 is an example of how only one of eight applicants received one lot of shares. The ratio value of 'FIRM" means that all applicants are eligible for a certain share.


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How can someone fill IPO online?


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How much time an issue takes to list in market?


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How many days does a cheque takes to be cleared for application of an IPO?


In an IPO how the cutoff price is decided?


What do you mean by BID QUANTITY & BID PRICE?


What does IPO stands for?


What is IPO Funding?


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Why companies go for less than 7 days bidding (i.e. 3, 4 days generally), When maximum number of days for which IPO bid should remain open is 7 (and minimum is 3)?