IPO listing date
The IPO listing date refers to the day when a company's shares are initially available for trading on a recognised stock exchange. This marks the debut of the company's shares in the public market, enabling investors to buy or sell them. The tentative IPO listing date is set for six business days following the IPO's closing date. However, please note that the company may revise this date and announce the final listing date through a notice published on the exchange's website.
Important note: Effective December 1, 2023, the listing timeline for all public issues will be shortened to three working days after the issue closure.
IPO listing process in India
The IPO listing process in India involves several steps to transition a privately held company into a publicly traded one. Here's a detailed overview:
1. Preparation phase
- The company decides to go public and appoints investment banks as underwriters.
- Conducts extensive due diligence, including financial audits and legal compliance checks.
2. DRHP filing
3. Select the stock exchange
4. Roadshow
- Conduct a roadshow with underwriters to promote the IPO to potential investors.
5. Pricing
- Determine the offering price based on investor demand and market conditions.
- Issue the final prospectus, known as the Red Herring Prospectus (RHP), with the offer price range.
6. Allocation
- Allocate shares to various investor categories, including Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIBs), Non-Institutional Investors, and Retail Individual Investors.
- Bidders apply for shares within the specified price range.
7. Listing
8. Trading commences
- Shares become available for trading in the secondary market on the IPO day.
- Investors can buy and sell shares at market prices.
9. Lock-up period
10. Post-IPO reporting
11. Stabilisation period
The IPO process in India ensures regulatory compliance and investor scrutiny to maintain transparency and fairness in the capital markets.
IPO listing price
The IPO listing price is the initial price at which a company's shares are offered to the public for trading on a stock exchange during its initial public offering (IPO). This price is determined through the IPO pricing process, which considers factors such as market demand, company valuation, investor appetite, and prevailing market conditions. The IPO listing price plays a crucial role in attracting investors and determining the company's market capitalisation upon listing.
Can I sell IPO on listing day?
After knowing the IPO opening time, you should know the IPO listing day’s trading rules. Can you sell IPO shares on the listing day? The answer is yes. Investors often opt for IPOs to capitalise on listing gains. However, to make prudent decisions, you must understand the IPO process and strategise when and how to sell the IPO shares.
As per the experts and market researchers, it is better to sell your shares on the listing day than exit the market at a later date. According to market research, nearly 50% of the IPOs’ listing day prices are more than their year-end prices. Thus, the profit you can make on the listing day is considerably more than what you can make at the end of the year. Additionally, it is suggested that after an IPO gets listed, the prices usually drop as a result of market trends and sentiments, which can influence the shares. Furthermore, you can minimise the loss by exiting the market on the listing day.
Let us now look at how you can sell IPO shares on the listing day.
How to sell IPO on listing day?
Once the IPO gets listed on the stock exchanges, you can begin trading in the IPO shares. As already mentioned, the IPO trading time starts at 10:00 a.m. on the listing day for the specific IPO stock. After receiving your allotted shares, selling your shares is very similar to selling other securities. This process is outlined below.
- Visit your preferred stockbroker’s trading platform (you must have an active Demat account with the stockbroker)
- Navigate to the holdings section and choose the shares you want to sell
- Next, you must choose the quantity and price and select the ‘Sell’ option
- The listing price must be equal to or less than the selling price for the order to be executed in the market.
Alternatively, you can only sell a part of the shares on the listing day and sell the remaining shares at a later date. In addition to the allotted shares, it is also possible for you to purchase and sell shares directly from the secondary market.
IPO issue price and listing price
The IPO issue price refers to the price at which a company initially offers its shares to investors during the IPO subscription period. It is the price at which investors purchase shares directly from the company. The issue price is determined based on various factors such as company valuation, market demand, and the advice of underwriters.
On the other hand, the IPO listing price is the price at which the shares of the company begin trading on the stock exchange after the IPO subscription period ends. It is the price at which investors can buy and sell shares in the secondary market. The listing price is determined through market mechanisms such as price discovery during the pre-open session on the listing day, based on investor demand and supply.
In summary, the IPO issue price is set by the company during the IPO process, while the IPO listing price is determined by market forces when the shares are listed for trading on the stock exchange.
Conclusion
The listing time of IPOs is different from the normal trading session. On the day the company is listed on the stock market, you can only start trading after 10:00 a.m., and the session lasts until 3:30 p.m. You can sell your IPO shares on the listing day and enjoy significant profits, but you will have to trade between this five-and-a-half-hour period.
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