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How do I buy IPO’s like Blackstone Group? Is it available to the average Joe?

IPO Rocket — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 08:19:16 +0000

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What determines the number of shares the company has to sell in an IPO?the money they need?

IPO Rocket — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:42:19 +0000

Anisha asks:

Lets say a company(400,000 shares) wants to raise $1 million by selling half of the company(200,000 shares). would each share cost 5$?
If the same company wants to mainatin 70% of it’s shares(280,000) by selling only 120,000 shares, would each share cost $8.333?

This is my understaing of IPOs, so please if something wrong please tell me.
thank you
lithium
I didn’t understand?on what basis?

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What are some factors that could influence a capital budgeting analysis?

IPO Rocket — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 02:41:50 +0000

Cinda asks:

were in the process of merging two companies together and someone asked me this question and I wasnt sure what they meant… any suggestions? What do you think is the best investment and financing option(s) when merging two large companies for growth? What about releasing an IPO, bonds, leases and retained earnings for addiontal funds? Any suggestions?

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Vonage IPO: I requested 5000 shares and got 1500. What was your request and allocation?

IPO Rocket — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:45:56 +0000

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Being a new comer in share market ,I should apply for BGR Energy System IPO?

IPO Rocket — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:18:35 +0000

Amada asks:

Please guide me is there chances to grow of this IPO of BGR Energy System which is going to close on 12th Dec.2007. And what is the fame of the company

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When should i sell my IPO? I bought some IPO and its value doubled in the first week?

IPO Rocket — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:15:08 +0000

Tifany asks:

Everybody i know tell me to hold on to them until the future; i believe that doubling up is more then enough of a profit; but people always talk about other IPOs from the past whose value today is is 50X its IPO value…
i guess what im saying is what are the odds of that? and is it really better to hold on or sell the IPO and reinvest
just some additional info; since im not in the US.
We do not pay taxes on it; IPOs here typically 1 comes out every month, and typically within the end of the week its value doubles.

(im liking the sell half idea)
and the reason for buying… well its value , typically, doubles up by the end of the week lol

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Why is it benificial to a company if their stock price goes up?

IPO Rocket — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:37:42 +0000

Madalene asks:

When a company holds an IPO it sells a determined amount of stock and receives the money as capital to use in growing the business. So how does a company benifit from their stock price increasing when they have already received the proceeds from the sale?

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How will EMC’s IPO spin-off of VMWare affect my call options on EMC?

IPO Rocket — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 03:56:01 +0000

Young asks:

EMC’s VMWare is being touted as the biggest IPO since Google went public in 1994. I have January 2010 call options with a strike price of $17.50 on EMC. EMC is currently trading in the $19 to $20 range and word has it that the IPO will be priced between $20 and $25. Obviously we won’t be getting one share of VMWare for each share of EMC. So with each options contract being for a lot of 100 shares of stock, we can’t be getting an options contract for VMWare. So what do options investors get in the case of an IPO spin-off like this?

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If a company decides spinning off and listing one of its core businesses, how does it affect the main stock?

IPO Rocket — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:59:41 +0000

Lavonia asks:

If a company decides spinning off and listing one of its core businesses, how does it affect the main stock and the IPO? What’s the benefit?

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Buying Shares In Hang Seng IPO?

IPO Rocket — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 11:12:47 +0000

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bgr energy ipo money refund procedure?

IPO Rocket — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 10:38:55 +0000

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Is there a source that tells when IPO’s open?

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Investors and traders any thoughts on the up coming VISA IPO?

IPO Rocket — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 10:22:26 +0000

Cecilia asks:

With the current financial/credit mess, how well do you think the stock will do after opening bell.

Anyone know a date? Last I heard it was mid Feb.

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Weston asks:

The company will come out of bankruptcy soon; by issuing new stock to its creditors it’ll be back on it’s feet. The employees will be permitted to sell their shares in a few months. Should I wait to buy and if so how long? It’s still a great company and any help would be great. BTW I want to use Scottrade! Comments on that too…

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Is the Visa IPO happening today?

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How do companies profit from selling shares?

IPO Rocket — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:07:45 +0000

Juliane asks:

I am wondering if-and then how-a corporation continues to make money off its shares sold in the market. More specifically, once initial shares are sold, does a corp. continue to make $ every time the shares are traded? If not, can a corp. offer a new batch of shares any time it needs capital and, if so, is this considered a new IPO (if not, how would an investor know about the new shares)?

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Global Equity Markets: ‘escape From Sub Prime’

IPO Rocket — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:28:42 +0000

Deadra asks:

The reactions in the global equity markets due to the Fed’s 50 bps rate cut on 18th August and 25bps cut subsequently in late September 18th were appealing to both the investor community as well as to the financial institutions across the world. Investment bankers, credit originators as well as lenders sought relief from the credit squeeze that soon followed the US sub prime debacle.

Apart from the rate cut, Central Bankers pumped in huge money ($350 billion) into the system to temporarily tackle and contain the credit crunch thus providing more liquidity to the capital markets. ‘Escape from Sub prime’ has been one of the most sought after policy of some major lenders, bankers and NBFC’s who have substantial

exposure to the US subprime market collapse. It is on this context that analysts as well as the

policy makers have been much worried about an US economic slowdown, since housing market collapse in the US might lead to a full blown economic downturn due to co-related consumer expenditures. More housing starts and home sales mean more household goods per capita consumption, more people buying household appliances, accessories and others. While less credit in the system spells doom both for the auto industry which thrives on car loans based on easy credits as well as home loan originations that boost the housing and real estate markets.

Investors, anticipating US market trouble have sought shelter elsewhere where they have been parking their money in the Emerging Markets that has been consistently showing remarkable and sustained growth prospect. Though the market shake-off due to the US impact did pull down the emerging equity markets, the strong export driven fast paced developing nations are in-fact in their finest economic tunes since the last Asian Financial crisis in 1997.Quite equally the remarkable economic expansion and financial reforms undertaken by two of the world’s most fastest developing nations-China and India boasting 8-10% on average GDP growth rate.

Analysts feel much of the ill-effects due to the subprime crisis could be well cushioned by emerging Asian nations. Consumer demand and

expenditure are quite high on account of the newfound wealth in these countries, with the others joining the bandwagon, particularly Russia, Brazil, South Africa, India, China

(BRICS), Hong Kong, South Korea and Taipei . The other Asian countries like Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia, (ASEAN) nations have been performing well within their macroeconomic parameters.

Analyst might have had a view that the growing Asian economy might buffer any major US downturn, but since US still remains the major importer from these countries, and being the world’s largest economy (US$13.5 trillion), followed by Japan (US$4.5 trillion) which has been into a ‘deflationary stagflation’ phase since the late 90’s, concerns about export slowdown to these major partners lingering amongst the market participants. A further credit market tightening could jeopardize the corporate mega deals and stall major expansion programs. Fund raising may be hit hard if investor sentiments are towed down with increased risk aversion.

Few investors would like to lose money and in-fact is likely to seek better investment returns when the markets are performing well. Foreign investments into equity markets have increased considerably in the emerging markets where good corporate growth and higher returns are attracting global investors pouring liquidity into the stock markets. These factors have created in-effect, asset price rise and stock market bubbles in several countries like China and India. Markets are reacting to any global clues, either from the Fed, major Central Banks or the political changes affecting monetary and economic policies of such countries.

On the global currency frontier, continued weakening of the US dollar against the major traded currencies like euro, pound, Canadian dollar and the yen has been creating much debate among currency strategists whether to let the US dollar find its own ground or to mediate. Analysts, according to Bloomberg, also have a view that if the ‘Greenback’ is allowed to fall too rapidly then investors would dumb the dollar backed assets. In-fact the dollar has depreciated much to the extent of 10% against some currencies like the euro and the Indian Rupee, as recently noted by Asia-Pacific Head, Mark Mathews of Merrill Lynch. The emerging market currencies also appreciated considerably on account of huge capital inflows and the rise in demand for their domestic assets and currencies from overseas

investors.

With the ever increasing importance of Renminbi as a major Asian currency, the US dollar seems to have been taking a back seat. Though, it has been not so, according to currency strategists, since the US is still the largest market for investing, operating business and the biggest export market for the emerging economies.

Volatility in the global stock markets on the aftermath of the US subprime has increased since the housing market slowdown affected the mortgage backed bonds considerably. These bonds based on subprime loans, have been downgraded by S&P and Moody’s rating services since investors have been dumping these MBS bonds on fear of further losses. Many banks and financial institutions have bought these bonds as their portfolios to be traded on the stock markets across the board. When the borrowers started defaulting on their home loans, investors moved away from these bonds, reducing their demands among investors with mounting losses reported by major hedge funds houses and investment banks who own these bonds, thus accounting huge losses on these Asset Backed Securities (ABS).

The reports of these exposures, somewhat around USD 1 trillion brought down investor sentiments and in turn decreased the investors risk appetites. Stock markets across the globe reacted sharply whenever losses related to the subprime were reported, with markets crashing down wiping out substantial investor wealth (USD2.5 trillion) of the US equity market value. Elsewhere, markets have also tasted downturns along with some big rallies and bull runs, particularly in the emerging markets like India, China and Hong Kong ,Nikkie,etc. In fact, the Hang Seng has gained as much as it has lost since this month when it touched 31,000 point mark, before losing around 10% of its value within a month and now trading at 27,000 points.

The BSE (Sensex)of India has also been through biggest bull market rallies when it touched the 20,000 points for the first time. The China SCI 300 has been one such biggest stock market bubble as enormous capital is chasing the Shanghai stock exchange. The Hong Kong provides a big platform for raising capital and issuing IPO’s, as we have noticed some of the biggest IPO’s being issued here by China’s ICBC, CCB, PetroChina, Baidu.com,

Alibaba.com, etc. It seems corporate sectors in India and China are at there best times for issuing IPO’s. Recently PetroChina, according to Bloomberg.com, has become the world’s first company to reach a market capitalization of USD 1 trillion, and with this, being crowned as the largest listed company.

China has also been reported to have 106 billionaires, up from only 15 last year, according to Shanghai-based Hurun Report published in Bloomberg. India, having somewhat similar good story, has been reported to having three of the world’s top 10 richest individuals in the Forbes’s list.

In the Indian scenario, FII’s are bidding for IPO’s to get a pie of the bustling Indian capital markets. There has been much concern from the Sebi to counter the capital inflow into the equity markets via PN route, (an alternative route for unregistered investors to enter the capital markets). Policy makers are worried about too much money chasing too few stocks which might create stock market and asset price bubble. Inflation is well under control, around 3.5%, but there always remains the fear of an inflationary pressure due to the crude oil price shock- currently trading near $100 per barrel at the Nymex. It seems that oil has been moving the markets to some extent as concerns about supply constraint and Iran crisis looms high, and a supply cut from Mexican Gulf due to a hurricane has made the situation worst.

Recent oil price shock might cast a bad spell on the developing nations who import crude oil at such high price, and the accompanying inflation could push the prices of commodities still higher in those countries if effective monetary policy regime and economic reforms are not initiated. The currency collapse of Zimbabwe, where there

has been a situation of hyperinflation as prices are rising every other minute, reserves exhausted, shortage of essential commodities and lack of effective monetary policy has resulted in an alarming situation.

Whereas, some equity markets in the African subcontinent, according to clickafrique.com, giving attractive returns on investments in 2005- as high as 116% (Zambia) 81% (Uganda), investors see this as a major opportunity to foray into the untapped resources in Africa and bring in liquid

investments to mobilize those untapped resources.

Overall, the Asian emerging markets and their counterparts are doing well, lest the subprime crisis, where one has to look out for possible ways to tackle the failing mortgage bonds and the investment community’s exposure to such. Any cues from the US could affect the markets since equity markets today are have become much sensitive to any news or information’s flowing to the markets that are enough to tickle the market sentiments.

Sources: Bloomberg, Economic Times, Xinhua,Rueter

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What Causes a Stock Market Crash?

IPO Rocket — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:19:40 +0000

Odessa asks:

You can usually predict, well before the event, that a stock market crash is going to happen. There are certain events which happen prior to the crash, and which lead up to it. To begin with the market is quite weak, a situation which is known as a bear market. When this happens many people are eager to invest in shares, believing that the value of those shares is bound to rise and therefore make them a good profit. This interest in the market does indeed cause the share values to rise, and the market becomes a bull market, in other words an especially strong one.

Mutual funds are an especially popular type of investment at this point in the investment cycle. The market is quite stable at this stage, and there are good profits to be had from investment in this early part of the cycle.

More investors join in at this stable part of the investment cycle, as investors are encouraged to buy and to increase their profit in the stock market.

Companies release stocks onto the market during the bull market phase, and it is common for IPOs or Initial Public Offerings to be available in this period before a stock market crash. Companies do very well out of this situation, with the value of their stocks rising steeply, and great confidence from investors in the value of their stocks. More and more money is being invested by people who want to be the first to buy stocks in a particular company.

Those investors who bought shares in the beginning phase of the cycle are now keen to sell them, before they lose their money, knowing that the value of their shares will soon go down. Sometimes during a bull market there can also be various scandals and scams on a corporate level, because people become greedy. The market is becoming flooded with stocks, and yet people feel that the values of stocks will continue to rise.

Eventually the stock market reaches the point where people have invested so much it is ‘overbought’, and the only way to go is down. This is the beginning of the stock market crash. Stocks start to lose value, and when people become aware of this fact, they then want to sell, and before you know it everyone is selling rather than buying, and this brings about the stock market crash.

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How do you think Lululemon is going to do in the stock market?

IPO Rocket — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:27:11 +0000

Elvina asks:

I’ve been watching Lululemon since the IPO and saw it go all the way up to $60/share and all the way back down to $25. I was surprised it went down so much since it’s such a great company. Do you think the stock will bounce back as it did initially?
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which are new upcoming ipo in india?

IPO Rocket — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:12:36 +0000

Maryann asks:

can u help me in listing out the ipo in india which are going to be issued within three months of time.. and in which company to invest..

If You know the date as well than it will be more helpful for me..
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IPO Rocket — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:21:34 +0000

Irma asks:

i haven’t recieved my refund back. i applied through icicidirect for 210 shares. got 15 shares.
application number 11009800.
can we approach icici for this
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Why does Google Finance show Visa trading history if Visa has not yet had an IPO?

IPO Rocket — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:59:47 +0000

Maxie asks:

If I look up Visa (symbol = V) on Google Finance, it shows stock history from 2005 and 2006. If Visa has not yet had an IPO how can they have stock activity?

http://finance.google.com/finance?q=NYSE%3AV

Is this some sort of glitch where some other company used to have the symbol V?

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IPO Rocket — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:29:27 +0000

Sherilyn asks:

Ford Motor Company visits the NYSE to celebate the 50th anniversary of the company’s IPO.<---- THIS WHAT IS IT?

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question on Visa IPO?

IPO Rocket — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:48:22 +0000

Alverta asks:

anyone know when the date is? This would be the first stocks i’m buying. What do you guys think? What is the name of that site that you can buy online( i keep forgetting).
Also, i’ve hear that I wouldn’t be able to buy any Visa stock on the ipo date because that is reserved to large companies or other large investors. any truth to that?

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How can I find a withdrawn IPO (S-3 or S-1) filing statement?

IPO Rocket — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:53:50 +0000

Heike asks:

****EDGAR does NOT have this, so don’t bother to suggest that******

I’m looking for the SEC IPO filing statement of a company, where the filing was withdrawn, and the company did not go public. Anyone know where I might find these?

They are NOT available on Edgar — they pull the statements for withdrawn filings.

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Does investing in stocks have a positive or negative effect on the economy?

IPO Rocket — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:07:35 +0000

Stefany asks:

Supposedly, investing large amounts of money in post-IPO stocks simply locks that money away, and pulls it out of circulation. Is that true, and what effect does this have on the economy as a whole? (Is a lot of people with a lot of wealth sitting on their money, with it invested in stocks and only growing value for said people, a good thing or a bad thing?)

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Great Profit Potential Comes With Greater Risk

IPO Rocket — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:27:46 +0000

Angelo asks:

Perhaps you have been trading stocks for a long time. You believe that you have mastered the art known as trading and want to go even further. You think you are ready to play with the big boys now.

All right then, step right up to the plate and get prepared for some advanced stock market trading.

For advanced traders, using margin, selling short, getting into IPOs, and other quite sophisticated trading techniques and strategies can open a whole new world of exciting trading experiences and potential profits.

Understanding IPOs

IPOs or initial public offerings are a highly visible sign of the transition of a company from a privately owned organization to a publicly held firm. Every incorporated business issues common stock, although initially this is usually to a few stockholders. In order for a company to raise necessary capital without incurring debt, one commonly used method is to sell stock to the public, thereby becoming a publicly traded company.

There are two ways to potentially make money from these IPOs.

First, the trader needs to get in early and buy stocks through the initial public offering, hope for a large quick increase in share price, and then sell shares for a quick profit.

The other way is to sit back, watching and waiting until after the IPO has begun. See if the new stock is fairly priced. If it’s reasonable, then one would purchase the stock.

Shorting Stocks

Selling short is an advanced technique that many traders do not take advantage of. Short sellers look for the best stock to sell. Short sellers sell stock they don’t actually own with a belief the value will come down by a significant amount in the near future. The shares are borrowed from a stockholder. The borrowing is done by each party’s brokers.

When the price tumbles, the short sellers can buy the stock at the lower price to cover their short positions, pocket the profit and return the shares to the owners.

Short selling is risky though. If the prices jump instead of drop, you will lose money. It is often difficult to easily speculate if a stock will fall. The historical tendency of the average stock is to increase in price over the long term. So the potential for loss is greater than the potential for profit, because the short seller is going against a historical norm.

Margin Trading

Margin accounts can permit the trader to borrow money to buy stock. Margin trading uses borrowed money to increase how much stock the trader can buy. This money can be loaned by a broker.

If you were to buy a stock worth $1,000 on a cash basis, without the use of margin trading, you would have to dish out the full $1,000 dollars, plus commissions. But if you margin trade, your broker can lend you up to half of the amount or $500 on many stocks, and you only need to shoulder the other $500 plus commissions and interest payments.

If the stock gets you $10 per stock, profit will be based on the number of shares of stock you bought with $1,000. Then you can pay the broker back. If you did not margin trade, your profit would only have been for the number of shares of stock you paid for using cash. On the other hand, were the stock price to go down, the loss incurred would be based on the entire $1,000, and you would still owe the margin loan amount to the broker.

Closing

As with everything in life, there is a flip side to every coin. In many cases, the greater the profit, the greater the risk. Advanced trading is not for the faint of heart, and you should only trade with risk capital, not with money that you can’t do without.

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Godrej Properties to File for Ipo in Few Days - TV

IPO Rocket — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:37:19 +0000

Zofia asks:

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Godrej Industries Ltd chairman Adi Godrej said on Tuesday the group’s real estate unit, Godrej Properties, will file papers for an initial public offer with the markets regulator in “a few days”.

“We will file the prospectus with SEBI (Securities and exchange Board of India) in a few days,” Godrej told television channel CNBC-TV18. “We will be diluting about 10 percent stake.”

The company is currently developing about 20 million sq ft in Mumbai, Pune, Kolkata, Bangalore and Hyderabad.

Indian real estate firms, hit by surging land costs and curbs on bank funding, have rushed to the capital market as they expand to cash in on an urban real estate boom.

In 2007, real estate firms mopped up a third of all funds raised through public offers in India. Twelve real estate firms raised 151.85 billion rupees, including the country’s largest real estate firm DLF, which raised $2.25 billion.

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HYBT - IPO Price and Date?

IPO Rocket — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:25:49 +0000

Natalie asks:

I’ve tried google, but I wasn’t successful. Does anyone happen to know the IPO Price and Date of HYBT (Hybrid Technologies). I will rate best answer. Thanks!! It’s truly appreciated.
I understand that it is traded on the Nasdaq. I’m looking for the initial public offering (IPO) date and price. When it was first offered on the NASDAQ.

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IPO Rocket — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:37:30 +0000

Sade asks:

I currently have a zecco account and I don’t believe I can access IPO’s (the initial price), does anyone know of any online brokers that have access to ipos? I am interested particularly in the VISA IPO.

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Mogul Energy Announces Sea Dragon Energy Inc.‘s Ipo

IPO Rocket — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:55:48 +0000

Kiana asks:

SEATTLE,?http://www.new-energy-supply.com/news/? WA–(MARKET WIRE)–Jul 16, 2008 — Mogul Energy International, Inc. (OTC BB:MGUY.OB - News) (Frankfurt:BKX.F - News) (the “Company” or “Mogul”) has been notified that Sea Dragon Energy Inc. (”Sea Dragon”) closed its initial public offering (”IPO”) of common shares on the TSX Venture Exchange, on July 15, 2008, raising gross proceeds of CAD $35,000,000 at $0.60 per share.

Mogul owns 4 million common shares of Sea Dragon through its April 24, 2008, Agreement of Purchase and Sale with Sea Dragon, wherein the Company exchanged its 20% working interest in the EWA Concession in exchange for satisfaction of its outstanding liabilities relating to the Company’s drill program on the EWA Concession and a cash payment of US$100,000 and equity participation in the amount of 4 million common shares of Sea Dragon.

Information concerning Mogul Energy International:

Mogul Energy?http://www.new-energy-supply.com/news/? is an oil and gas exploration company with headquarters in Seattle, Washington. Mogul Energy has acquired a portfolio of oil and gas leases in South East Saskatchewan, Canada. The Company has a 100% interest in sixty-eight (68) separate freehold oil and gas exploration leases on approximately 9,300 acres situated in South East Saskatchewan.

SEATTLE,?http://www.new-energy-supply.com/news/? WA–(MARKET WIRE)–Jul 16, 2008 — Mogul Energy International, Inc. (OTC BB:MGUY.OB - News) (Frankfurt:BKX.F - News) (the “Company” or “Mogul”) has been notified that Sea Dragon Energy Inc. (”Sea Dragon”) closed its initial public offering (”IPO”) of common shares on the TSX Venture Exchange, on July 15, 2008, raising gross proceeds of CAD $35,000,000 at $0.60 per share.

Mogul owns 4 million common shares of Sea Dragon through its April 24, 2008, Agreement of Purchase and Sale with Sea Dragon, wherein the Company exchanged its 20% working interest in the EWA Concession in exchange for satisfaction of its outstanding liabilities relating to the Company’s drill program on the EWA Concession and a cash payment of US$100,000 and equity participation in the amount of 4 million common shares of Sea Dragon.

Information concerning Mogul Energy International:

Mogul Energy?http://www.new-energy-supply.com/news/? is an oil and gas exploration company with headquarters in Seattle, Washington. Mogul Energy has acquired a portfolio of oil and gas leases in South East Saskatchewan, Canada. The Company has a 100% interest in sixty-eight (68) separate freehold oil and gas exploration leases on approximately 9,300 acres situated in South East Saskatchewan.

The common shares of Mogul Energy are quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB) system under the symbol ‘MGUY,’ and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (”FSE”) under the symbol ‘BKX’. Further information concerning Mogul Energy can be found in the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (http://www.sec.gov).

Forward-Looking Statements:

The common shares of Mogul Energy are quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB) system under the symbol ‘MGUY,’ and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (”FSE”) under the symbol ‘BKX’. Further information concerning Mogul Energy can be found in the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (http://www.sec.gov).

Forward-Looking Statements:

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But has not started trading
What stage is the stock in?
How long before it is in IPO stage.
It has about 5 million of funding
I brought the stock in 2005

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Bernadine asks:

Initial public offering (IPO), also referred to simply as a “public offering”, is when a company issues common stock or shares to the public for the first time. They are often issued by smaller, younger companies seeking capital to expand, but can also be done by large privately-owned companies looking to become publicly traded. Generally, the company offers primary shares this way, although sometimes secondary shares are also sold as IPOs.

IPOs generally involve one or more investment banks as “underwriters.” The company offering its shares, called the “issuer,” enters a contract with a lead underwriter to sell its shares to the public. The underwriter then approaches investors with offers to sell these shares. Enter Dynasty Resources, a small company with big ambitions for reshaping the way China and the US do business.

An initial public offering (IPO) occurs when a company first sells common shares to investors in the public. Generally, the company offers primary shares this way, although sometimes secondary shares are also sold as IPOs. For a company to offer IPOs, they need to hire a corporate lawyer as well as an investment banker to underwrite the offer. The actual sale of the shares is generally offered by stock exchange or by regulators. When the company starts to offer IPOs, they are usually required to reveal financial information about the company so that investors know whether the companies a good investment or not.

China is now the fourth largest economy in the world. There was substantial growth in market capitalization and trading activities in most of the major markets. The China Initial public offerings flood, which saw many deals massively oversubscribed by frenzied investors, appeared to be a major achievement of China’s financial reforms, for the first time making the stock market an important source of funding for many companies. Please visit online http://www.dynastyresources.net in NewYork city.

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Rel Investors Worried Over Reliance Power Ipo; Adag Cries Foul

IPO Rocket — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 08:51:16 +0000

Isaura asks:

New Delhi, An association of investors in Anil Ambani-led

Reliance Energy today alleged that the planned IPO of Group Company

Reliance Power will erode the value for REL shareholders, but ADAG termed

it as a “vicious campaign” by vested industrial interests.

“A close study of draft prospectus reveals that the power generation

business opportunities secured in the name of REL and secured with the

strength of REL have been transformed to RPL by means of some internal

MoUs and understandings,” REL Investors Forum said in a faxed press

release.

“The shareholders of REL have been deprived of the entire power generation

business prospects to be accrued to them. By means of such a transfer of

business and creation of another shell company to issue public shares, now

the power generation profits will accrue to the new company in which Anil

Ambani holds 50 per cent.” Investors in REL are feeling cheated with ADA

group company RPL’s proposed public issue, it noted.

When contacted, REL Investors Forum Secretary ‘Veekay’, whose name was

mentioned on the release along with two other persons — Prakash Krishnan

and Anil Upadhyaya – said that the forum members include 60-70

shareholders of REL.

“We are looking at taking legal recourse to safeguard the interest of REL

shareholders,” Veekay said, adding the forum was also writing to other

shareholders to join the campaign.

However, a Reliance ADA Group spokesperson said in a statement, “Vicious

campaign of disinformation (is) underway by vicious industrial interests

to stall Reliance Power IPO.”

The spokesperson said attempts were underway to engineer motivated

litigation and the “campaign was motivated by frustration at continuing

success and rising valuation of ADA group”. Reliance Power’s IPO was

awaiting SEBI approval in normal course, the official added.

When asked to comment on ADAG’s view that the campaign was being promoted

by some vested industrial interests, the forum secretary denied any links

to any rival of the group.

“We have not been approached by any group… It’s just an initiative of

REL shareholders,” he said, when asked whether they have been contacted by

rivals.

The Reliance ADA group spokesperson said that forged letters by Members of

Parliament based on false and baseless allegations were also also part of

the vicious campaign.

The forum said in its press release that the new company being created had

no resources for executing projects and was dependent on REL for

technical, manpower and commissioning support as well as for guarantees

for raising finances.

“The Anil Ambani group is planning to charge a huge premium from the

public for the Reliance Power shares, but ADAG’s investment companies and

REL have been alloted 210 crore shares at face value of Rs 2 per share and

only 16 crore shares will be alloted to the promoters at the same price as

the public,” it added.

Reliance Power proposes to come out with an IPO of 160 crore shares to

part fund 12 power projects envisaging an investment of nearly Rs 100,000

crore. The IPO is being pegged as the biggest ever in India with a total

estimated proceed of about Rs 12,000 crore.

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IPO Rocket — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 02:13:17 +0000

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When I buy a stock, how does the money get to the company, if it does at all?

IPO Rocket — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 04:26:09 +0000

Eura asks:

As I understood it, when a company goes public they do their IPO. The underwriter pays the company in full for the shares. Then the underwriter releases the shares into the market. So the brokers get it and then the individual investors get it. Is this how it works? It would seem the money stops at the underwriter.

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IPO Rocket — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:44:25 +0000

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Yuri Rutman Addresses Structured Finance in Film for Angel Investors,hedge Funds,real Estate Developers,tax Attorneys,& Private Equity Groups

IPO Rocket — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:10:59 +0000

Gertrud asks:

A quiet trend has been emerging as billionaires and other high net worth Angel Investors and Family Offices from Wall Street To Silicon Valley To the Middle East have been parking their money into Hollywood.

Larry Ellison Of Oracle, Paul Allen Of Microsoft, Steven Rales, Fred Smith of Federal Express, Norman Waitt, the Co-Founder of Gateway Computers, Jeff Skoll Of Ebay, Marc Turtletaub of The Money Store, Roger Marino Of EMC Corp, Sidney Kimmel Of Jones Apparel Group, Minnesota Twins owner Bill Pohlad; Real Estate Developers Tom Rosenberg and Bob Yari, and, financiers Sheikh Waleed Al Ibrahim and Philip Anschutz are all behind the finance of a lot of films that range from box office hits to Academy Award winners.

And the question remains “why?”

While the glamour of the movie business may be appealing to most, at the end of the day, it is still an unknown business that many try to gamble on, and only a handful come out as winners. The real key is to minimize risk, maximize profits, and offer a steadier stream of revenues than what other alternative investments may offer such as real estate, oil & gas, commodities, as well as risky hedge funds.

Well one Chicago/L.A. based media finance Company is taking a different approach in presenting its entertainment opportunities to the super rich as well as private equity groups. Instead of dazzling investors with smoke and mirror Monte Carlo simulation models that offer various IRR’s and scenarios based on unpredictable film revenues streams, it is offering an absolute return on investment using public tax incentives that in certain instances can guarantee 100% or more of invested capital prior to revenues.

Noci Pictures Entertainment is putting together a slate of films using an innovative hybrid public-private finance strategy aimed at investors who want to take a 100% Federal deduction against their ordinary income, get an additional 20-40% in state tax credits or cash rebates, have a hedge of revenues from 20-30 films, a possible exit IPO on the London AIM., as well as stimulating local economic development, and creating jobs, including for women and minorities. Oh, and the company’s team includes the former Vice Chairman Of A Major Film Studio.

Sound too good to be true?

“I don’t know of any other alternative investment that can offer tax incentives, multiple exit strategies, as well as giving back to the local economy, while being involved with the moviemaking process”, states Yuri Rutman, the head of Noci Pictures. “That would also add to the long line of recent film funds that have been structured with numerous hedge funds, private equity investors, corporate tax credit buyers, and institutions. Heck I don’t even know of any business that someone can start where they know they will receive an exact ROI before they see any profits”.

”I am also surprised how many investors, hedge funds, VC, tax planners, CPA’s, tax attorneys, public and private companies have no clue about these benefits”, Rutman adds. “Federal Preservation, New Markets Tax Credits, etc was the usual route for tax credit planning or alternative investments , but film production incentives offer a more liquid premium, equity, as well as little Hollywood adventure and schmoozing with movie stars.”

Rutman adds “Plus, I am reinventing ‘conscious’ film finance. A lot of competitor deals won’t be around in a few years because they didn’t do their homework. I want to be making movies when I am 90”.

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What Shareholder’s Agreement Gives You?

IPO Rocket — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:48:47 +0000

Loma asks:

Shareholders agreement becomes necessary when the rights and duties of shareholders prescribed by the law and other regulations are thought to be insufficient. In fact, in a limited company, each share carries a prescribed number of votes. As a rule, all the shares are of the same class known as ordinary shares. All these ordinary shares carry one vote each. That clearly shows that the majority shareholders control the company.

When such is the case, shareholders of many companies do not remain happy with the traditional rules and regulations. Instead, they like to use a shareholders agreement, which provides a more equal distribution of power and ensures protection for the minority against the exploitation of the majority of shareholders.

Shareholders agreement grants a few rights to the concerned party. They are: the option to put their stakes to their partners or to call their parents stakes, in part or in whole, at a strike price that is typically equal to ‘fair’ value. It also allows the parties, tag-along rights or co-sale agreements. This enables the parties to demand of a trade buyer to buy their partners’ stakes in the same way their partner can.

Then shareholders agreement provides drag-along right. It allows the parties to force their partners to join them in selling their stakes to a trade buyer in case of a trade sale. In addition to that it sanctions demand rights or registration rights that allows the parties to force their partners to agree to take the firm public in an IPO. The next right is the piggy-back; it allows the parties to demand to be included in an IPO in proportion to their stakes in the organisation.

shareholder agreement also provides catch-up clauses; its purpose is to maintain the parties’ claims to part of the pay off from a trade sale or an IPO when the parties have ceded their stakes to their partners following the partner’s exercise of a call option. These are, in short, the rights allowed to the parties by Shareholders agreement.

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how do you find out about IPO’s on the stock exchanges? (specifically on Canadian Exchanges ((tsx, venture))?

IPO Rocket — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 04:50:41 +0000

Junita asks:

i heard that lulu lemon might be offering an ipo, but how do i know when it’s going to be available to buy shares in from the ground up? thanks

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