What is IPO? What is the process of applying for IPO?

[Anish]

IPO means initial public offer. If a company needs money for development, it can collect money from public by issuing shares to them. When the company gets money directly from the public at very first time, it is called IPO. The company needs to announce for IPO and declare how many shares are going to be issued.

[JOHN]

IPO (Initial Public Offering) is offering shares to the general public for the very first time in Primary Markets. A company which needs a huge amount of capital for starting or expanding its business, can issue shares of equal face value to public who can subscribe for shares and thereby becoming owners of the company.

Anyone can apply for IPO of a company via On-line or Off-line by filling a application form.
Investment Consultants and Stock Brokers can be approached for getting the form and filling and submitting it.
If one has a Demat Account it is much easier to apply for Shares initially as the buyer has to remit the amount in exchange for electronic form of shares that are stored in his/her demat account.

[kishore]

Initial Public Offer. Initial stage companies requires huge fund , so they go for public and gets money and returns shares.This process is called IPO. All these process are under SEBI regulations.

[shashank satyam]

IPO stands for initial public offering.  When a company wants to take money from public for using it to grow the business,it does so by giving them partial ownership in the company & in return takes money from public.

We can apply for an IPO through our broker.

[vaishali]

initial public offering (ipo) is first engaged with first issue of shares by the company . this is a primary market for trading  shares

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