Quotes & Research - IPOs

The IPOs section of the Research page shows the latest information on initial public offering stocks, news, and education. The Overview page provides insight into the very latest information, including:

• Recent IPOs, showing IPO stocks that are now available to all investors in the markets.
• Upcoming IPOs, showing companies that will have an IPO soon, and afterwards will be available to all investors.
• Current IPOs, if available, showing IPO issues where ShareBuilder is participating by accepting conditional offers.
• IPO Watch, reporting the latest news from the world of IPOs.
• Get IPO stock details, by clicking on any IPO company link.

Learn more about IPOs and how they work.
IPO Terms - Find out what they all mean.

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Recent IPOs are companies that have had their initial public offering within approximately the past 30 days. These stocks are available for trading in the regular stock markets, where sellers of the stock trade shares with buyers.

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Upcoming IPOs list companies that have yet to have their initial public offering, but will do so within a matter of weeks. These companies will soon be distributing their stock to investors through the initial public offering process.

Once the IPO process is complete, the stock will be available for trading in the regular stock markets, where sellers of the stock trade shares with buyers.

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These companies are (or will soon be) distributing their stock to investors through the initial public offering process.

Once the IPO process is complete, the stock will be available for trading in the regular stock markets, where sellers of the stock trade shares with buyers.

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Sharebuilder is not involved in every initial public offering (IPO) that is brought to market. IPO shares are generally only made available to clients who qualify and have an account with the broker who is doing the underwriting or have an account with one of the participating selling groups.

When a company wants to go public, it typically will hire an investment bank to act as the underwriter to execute its initial public offering. In order to distribute the IPO shares underwriters may enlist the aid of selling groups. A selling group is a group of investment banks or broker/dealers who assist in the sale of the shares. Occasionally Sharebuilder is part of a selling group to help bring a company’s IPO shares public.

If Sharebuilder is participating in an IPO, we in turn invite select, qualified customers to enter conditional offers.

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Within Research, you will have access to the latest market and investment news from well known sources such as Marketwatch. News columns include:

• Market Snapshot: An overview of stock market news for the day
• Top Stories: Keep up-to-date on major developments in the market
• ETF Focus: Stories on developments in ETF investing
• IPO Watch: Reports on upcoming and recent IPO stocks
• News Releases: Stock-specific company news releases

• To read a story: From any number of locations, click on the news headline to read the full news article. At the bottom of the page, page links and additional options are available.
• To browse headlines: To view a larger set of headlines for a given news column, select a More Articles link from various locations in the Research tab.

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