The New Issue Puzzle: IPO Pricing in the Hot and Cold Markets in India

This dissertation examines the strong cycles in the no. of IPOs that have existed in the Indian IPO markets since 1991 and the level of underpricing that has been observed during such cycles. It even tries to establish a reason behind the hot and cold IPO markets observed in India. It concentrates o...

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Main Author: Agarwal, Shreya
Format: Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2006
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/20656/
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description This dissertation examines the strong cycles in the no. of IPOs that have existed in the Indian IPO markets since 1991 and the level of underpricing that has been observed during such cycles. It even tries to establish a reason behind the hot and cold IPO markets observed in India. It concentrates on two key variables, namely, IPO volume and initial returns and analyses their nature and interrelation during hot (1995-1996) and cold (2004-2005) periods. At the aggregate level the, IPO volume is predictably related to past IPO volume and initial returns are related to past initial returns for the period of 1990-2006. To understand these patterns I use firm level data from 1990-2004 to model initial returns and IPO volume. The results show that the series of IPO volume and initial returns are dependent on their past values which shows a firm's decision to go public over the last decade depended on the number of other companies that were getting listed over the previous months and the relative underpricing. There was a strong negative relationship between the given level of underpricing and the IPO volume in both hot and cold markets. It also establishes that the hot and cold periods in India were a result of the regulatory changes in the economy.
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spelling nottingham-206562017-12-21T01:58:34Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/20656/ The New Issue Puzzle: IPO Pricing in the Hot and Cold Markets in India Agarwal, Shreya This dissertation examines the strong cycles in the no. of IPOs that have existed in the Indian IPO markets since 1991 and the level of underpricing that has been observed during such cycles. It even tries to establish a reason behind the hot and cold IPO markets observed in India. It concentrates on two key variables, namely, IPO volume and initial returns and analyses their nature and interrelation during hot (1995-1996) and cold (2004-2005) periods. At the aggregate level the, IPO volume is predictably related to past IPO volume and initial returns are related to past initial returns for the period of 1990-2006. To understand these patterns I use firm level data from 1990-2004 to model initial returns and IPO volume. The results show that the series of IPO volume and initial returns are dependent on their past values which shows a firm's decision to go public over the last decade depended on the number of other companies that were getting listed over the previous months and the relative underpricing. There was a strong negative relationship between the given level of underpricing and the IPO volume in both hot and cold markets. It also establishes that the hot and cold periods in India were a result of the regulatory changes in the economy. 2006 Dissertation (University of Nottingham only) NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/20656/1/06MAlixsa9.pdf Agarwal, Shreya (2006) The New Issue Puzzle: IPO Pricing in the Hot and Cold Markets in India. [Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)] (Unpublished) Going public IPO Underpricing Cycles Hot and Cold Markets
spellingShingle Going public
IPO
Underpricing
Cycles
Hot and Cold Markets
Agarwal, Shreya
The New Issue Puzzle: IPO Pricing in the Hot and Cold Markets in India
title The New Issue Puzzle: IPO Pricing in the Hot and Cold Markets in India
title_full The New Issue Puzzle: IPO Pricing in the Hot and Cold Markets in India
title_fullStr The New Issue Puzzle: IPO Pricing in the Hot and Cold Markets in India
title_full_unstemmed The New Issue Puzzle: IPO Pricing in the Hot and Cold Markets in India
title_short The New Issue Puzzle: IPO Pricing in the Hot and Cold Markets in India
title_sort new issue puzzle: ipo pricing in the hot and cold markets in india
topic Going public
IPO
Underpricing
Cycles
Hot and Cold Markets
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/20656/