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So what happened to the Dutch Auction idea? Seems that tech is more powerful / autonomous in some ways than Wall St. now and could eliminate this risk? Why su
by chubot 6y ago
So what happened to the Dutch Auction idea? Seems that tech is more powerful / autonomous in some ways than Wall St. now and could eliminate this risk? Why subject themselves to this process -- what are they gaining?
https://money.howstuffworks.com/ipo7.htm https://money.howstuffworks.com/ipo7.htm
Instead of letting the underwriter dish out shares to favored institutions, Google held a Dutch auction in which everyone who wanted a share put in a bid. The lowest successful bid became the price that everyone got their shares at, even if they bid a higher amount. This method guarantees that the initial offering price is set to sell all of the shares at a price that conservatively reflects market demand.
- spenczar5 6y agoThe story I've seen is that retail investors, who didn't have access to the pre-IPO pricing, flooded in and sent the price way higher.