How can broker-dealers survive and thrive in the brave new world of zero-commission trading?
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by ClickIPO
4y ago
The recent decision by Charles Schwab to offer zero-commission trading and the resulting domino effect among its competitors have triggered tremors throughout the online brokerage landscape. Ever since free trading was pioneered by Robinhood in 2012, many observers expected this model to eventually become the industry standard. That perception became reality this month as major online broker-dealers Schwab, TD Ameritrade, E*Trade and Fidelity all announced their adoption of zero-commission trading. The problem for these firms is that the decision will likely cost them 5-30% of their a ..read more
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Confused about who gets IPO shares? The inside scoop on how IPOs are distributed
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by ClickIPO
4y ago
Between Uber (UBER), Chewy (CHWY), Beyond Meat (BYND) and other companies going public this year, investors have had their eyes on IPO news. Seeing the increase in companies making the decision to go public, many investors are beginning to wonder how they can get a piece of the next hot IPO to hit the market. Unfortunately, purchasing shares in an initial public offering at the IPO price isn’t as simple as one might hope, and it’s important for investors to understand how they can access these coveted shares. The process of going public can be a complicated one, with many players coor ..read more
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Why Offering Retail Access to IPOs Can Bolster Business for Online Brokerages
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by ClickIPO
4y ago
According to Renaissance Capital, of the 64 IPOs priced this year, 40% have landed at the high end of their expected range or above. Needless to say, IPOs are hot right now and 2019 is on pace to beat out 2000 as the best year for IPOs. Several studies have also pointed out that if you buy shares of a company at their initial public offering price, you can actually beat the S&P 500. This is great news, but for only a limited segment of the investing population. Traditionally, the IPO market is flooded with large institutional and high-net-worth investors, who have the opportunity ..read more
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ClickIPO Partners with Renaissance Capital to Equip IPO Investors with “Biz Insights”
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by ClickIPO
4y ago
ClickIPO Partners with Renaissance Capital to Equip IPO Investors with “Biz Insights” Investors now able to access premier company research within the app   Scottsdale, AZ, USA – Sept. 24, 2019: ClickIPO Securities, LLC, the IPO Marketplace for individual retail investors, is delighted to announce a partnership with Renaissance Capital, LLC, the global leader in providing IPO research, to provide directly on the ClickIPO platform enhanced profiles and information on upcoming companies going public. ClickIPO users can now access facts and analysis about each company, its industry and t ..read more
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The Shrinking Stock Market
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by ClickIPO
5y ago
The stock market may be shrinking, but we’re here to help Last year, Jeff Sommer at The New York Times wrote a poignant article, “The Stock Market Is Shrinking. That’s a Problem for Everyone,” that explained the changes in the stock market over the last few decades. Sommer noted that in terms of volume of public companies, “The market is half the size of its mid-1990s peak, and 25 percent smaller than it was in 1976.” The article went on to explain the pitfalls of having a “shrinking” market. Fortunately, the current IPO boom offers an opportunity for privately held companies to go pu ..read more
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Pros & Cons of a Direct Listing vs. an IPO
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by ClickIPO
5y ago
In late June 2019, the cloud-based collaboration tool Slack (WORK) debuted on the NYSE as a publicly traded company. However, the company didn’t take a traditional IPO route where companies find an underwriter who will help raise funds for the IPO shares, find investors and then ultimately list on the public markets. Slack went with a direct listing, which means no new shares were sold to raise additional capital. Spotify did this last year and had success, as a well-known company there is more interest from investors. There are three main benefits and some potential pitfalls companie ..read more
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Thinking of going public? Think outside the box to reach investors…
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by ClickIPO
5y ago
Going public is a big step for CEOs and CFOs. The decision to become a publicly traded company can be a daunting task for the senior management of the company. Consequently, companies typically enlist the services of an investment bank to help them navigate the public offering process. This includes advising on all aspects of the public markets including assessing the public market value of the company, determining who may be the companies target investors, as well as how much demand is likely to come from investors at the proposed valuation. As such, when taking the plunge to go publ ..read more
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Why invest in an IPO?
ClickIPO | |IPO News and IPO Market Updates
by ClickIPO
5y ago
Historically, the IPO market has long been an exclusive club of institutional and high net worth investors, with average individual investors left empty-handed and clamoring to find a way to get their hands on IPO shares. It’s understandable, who hasn’t heard a tale of someone investing in companies like Google or Amazon during their public debut only to become wealthy a few years or even months later? After all, there’s a lot of media attention focused on IPOs, particularly the successful ones. The hype surrounding IPO opportunities begs an important question: What are the benefits a ..read more
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