Determinants of IPO Underpricing: Evidence from the UK market (1990-2015)

The underpricing of IPO is one of the most popular topics of researches in the financial markets these days. A large number of theoretical and empirical studies have been carried out to investigate the determinants of IPO underpricing. By using a sample of 691 IPOs in the UK market from 1990 to...

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Main Author: WANG, SHIMI
Format: Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2016
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/36434/
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description The underpricing of IPO is one of the most popular topics of researches in the financial markets these days. A large number of theoretical and empirical studies have been carried out to investigate the determinants of IPO underpricing. By using a sample of 691 IPOs in the UK market from 1990 to 2015, this study finds out that the average underpricing level during this sample period is 18.28% while the weighted average initial return is 4.68%. Additionally, interest coverage ratio, accounts receivable days and MKT15 are found to be significantly have positive relationship with the degree of underpricing while gross income, offering price, offering size, time interval, the age of firms and total assets are negatively related to underpricing in a significant way.
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spelling nottingham-364342021-06-11T15:30:36Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/36434/ Determinants of IPO Underpricing: Evidence from the UK market (1990-2015) WANG, SHIMI The underpricing of IPO is one of the most popular topics of researches in the financial markets these days. A large number of theoretical and empirical studies have been carried out to investigate the determinants of IPO underpricing. By using a sample of 691 IPOs in the UK market from 1990 to 2015, this study finds out that the average underpricing level during this sample period is 18.28% while the weighted average initial return is 4.68%. Additionally, interest coverage ratio, accounts receivable days and MKT15 are found to be significantly have positive relationship with the degree of underpricing while gross income, offering price, offering size, time interval, the age of firms and total assets are negatively related to underpricing in a significant way. 2016-09-09 Dissertation (University of Nottingham only) NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/36434/1/draft%203.5.pdf WANG, SHIMI (2016) Determinants of IPO Underpricing: Evidence from the UK market (1990-2015). [Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)]
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Determinants of IPO Underpricing: Evidence from the UK market (1990-2015)
title Determinants of IPO Underpricing: Evidence from the UK market (1990-2015)
title_full Determinants of IPO Underpricing: Evidence from the UK market (1990-2015)
title_fullStr Determinants of IPO Underpricing: Evidence from the UK market (1990-2015)
title_full_unstemmed Determinants of IPO Underpricing: Evidence from the UK market (1990-2015)
title_short Determinants of IPO Underpricing: Evidence from the UK market (1990-2015)
title_sort determinants of ipo underpricing: evidence from the uk market (1990-2015)
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/36434/