Discussion Forum 2

Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, read Chapter 15 in the Foundations of Financial Management textbook.

Initial Response:

For this discussion forum,

• Compare the advantages and disadvantages of using a Dutch Auction to a traditional underwriting method for an IPO.
• Identify one real-life IPO that occurred in 2020. Try to select a company that a fellow student has not already selected.
• For this one IPO, determine the following:
  • The initial price
  • The stock price at the end of the first day of trading
  • The stock price at the end of 10 days of trading
  • The stock price at the end of 30 days of trading
• State the following in your post:
  • The total amount of the offering
  • The number of shares offered
  • The underwriter
  • The fees for the IPO
• Evaluate the success of this IPO from the perspective of the issuer; the underwriter, and investors.

Your initial response should be a minimum of 200 words. Graduate school students need to learn how to assess the perspectives of several scholars. Support your response with at least one scholarly and/or credible resource in addition to the text.