FNCE4030 Fall 2012 ch03 Handout Part 1 Class - 3
FNCE4030 Fall 2012 ch03 Handout Part 1 Class - 3
• Stocks
– IPO
– Seasoned offering
• Bonds
– Public offering
– Private placement
Investment Banking
Investment Banking
• Firm commitment
– investment bank purchases securities
from the issuing company and then
resells them to the public
– investment bank carries price risk
• Shelf Registration
– SEC Rule 415 (1982): Allows firms to
register securities, and then gradually sell
them to the public for two years
• Private placements
– Firm uses underwriter to sell securities
to a small group of institutional or
wealthy investors.
– Cheaper than public offerings
– Suitability concerns
– Not traded in secondary markets
Types of Markets:
• Direct search
– Buyers and sellers seek each other
• Brokered markets
– Brokers search out buyers and sellers
Types of Orders
• Stop order
– Order to sell X shares once a stock hits a price trigger
– “Sell X shares of FB at stop price of 15”
– “Buy X shares of Apple at stop price of 700”
– Once price trigger is hit, it guarantees execution, as it
turns into market order, but does not guarantee price
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