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Curriculum IPOs in India

IPOs in India

How IPOs work: what an IPO is, the process step by step, book building, who gets what, anchor investors and lock-ins, listing day gains, India's biggest IPOs, new-age tech listings, SME IPOs, how to evaluate an IPO, the retail investor boom, and a recap.

  1. What an IPO Is An initial public offering is when a company sells its shares to the public for the first time and gets listed on a stock exchange. 📄 Read-aloud
  2. The IPO Process, Step by Step A company files a draft prospectus with SEBI, sets a price band, opens the issue for a few days, allots shares and lists them on the exchange. 📄 Read-aloud
  3. Book Building and Price Discovery In book building, investors bid within a price band, and the final price is set based on demand. 📄 Read-aloud
  4. Who Gets What: QIBs, NIIs and Retail Shares are reserved for institutions, wealthy investors and small retail investors, and heavy demand can leave individuals with no allotment. 📄 Read-aloud
  5. Anchor Investors and Lock-ins Big institutions may be allotted shares a day before the IPO opens, signalling confidence, and existing shareholders face lock-ins to avoid immediate selling. 📄 Read-aloud
  6. Listing Day, Gains and Underpricing Many IPOs rise on listing day because issuers price them slightly below what the market will pay, but returns after that vary. 📄 Read-aloud
  7. IPOs in India: Checkpoint 1 Quick checkpoint - five questions on ipos in india. 5 questions
  8. India's Biggest IPOs The state-run Coal India (2010), Life Insurance Corporation (2022) and Hyundai Motor India (2024) were among the largest IPOs in India. 📄 Read-aloud
  9. New-Age Tech IPOs: Zomato, Paytm and Others Loss-making internet companies listed from 2021, with mixed results that taught investors about valuations and profitability. 📄 Read-aloud
  10. SME IPOs and the Risks Small companies can list on special SME platforms, which attract retail enthusiasm but also carry higher risks of manipulation. 📄 Read-aloud
  11. How to Evaluate an IPO Investors should read the prospectus, examine the business, growth, profits, valuation and use of funds before applying. 📄 Read-aloud
  12. The Retail Investor Boom Demat accounts multiplied, and retail participation in IPOs and the stock market surged, raising both opportunity and caution. 📄 Read-aloud
  13. IPOs in India: Recap A recap of how IPOs work and how to approach them. 📄 Read-aloud

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