It's raining IPOs right now and days are as busy as it could get for IPO players and analysts. A lot of people I know are applying in all the IPOs and I understand the reason behind this frenzy. Most of the recent IPOs gave good listing gain to investors, which gave a sense of confidence to retail investors and hence most of them are applying blindly as Stocks only go up!! If you are also one of them then you can take an edge over most by just analyzing few things and then you can make an informed decision. Now, if you are applying just for listing gains, then this article might not help much as listing gains are purely based on sentiments and not necessarily on underlying business or fundamentals of the company. However, a company with good fundamentals and if available at reasonable price might give good listing gain and you can even hold that for long term. So, let me share the main points which I consider before applying in an IPO. Understanding the business and ri...
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