IPO Basics

Topic	Replies	Views	Activity
About the IPO Basics category	0	4	December 23, 2025
Can we sell IPO shares immediately after allotment? What is the process of selling IPO shares immediately? initial-public-offer , national-stock-excha , bombay-stock-exchang , offer-for-sale , primary-market	7	27	January 29, 2026
Can I apply for an IPO with the savings bank account of my friends and family? I just want to increase my allotment chances in the IPO apply-ipo , ipo	4	11	January 18, 2026
Are IPOs safe for investing?	6	13	January 18, 2026
Why did the Paytm IPO did not perform well after listing? initial-public-offer , indian-stock-market , equity-investing , ipo-investing , listing-gains	2	18	December 27, 2025
What is the formula for share allotment in an IPO? How does a company decide who to allot and how much? ipo , ipo-allotment , ipo-allotment-formul , share-allotment	2	13	December 27, 2025
Is IPO investing good for new investors? initial-public-offer , stock-investing , ipo-investing , primary-market , listing-gains	1	10	December 27, 2025
How can I increase my chances of getting an IPO allotment? ipo-allotment-strate , india-ipo-allotment- , strategy-ipo-allotme , ipo-allotment-chance	1	6	December 27, 2025
Can I buy the shares of a company before the IPO? ipo , shares , pre-ipo , buy-shares	1	11	December 27, 2025
Why did some of the recent IPOs gave poor listing gains? Is the IPO craze over? demat-account , initial-public-offer , indian-stock-market , listing-gains , secondary-market	1	13	December 27, 2025
IPOs seem the modern money multiplying investment, Should you invest? initial-public-offer , indian-stock-markets , fundamental-analysis , industry-analysis , listing-gains	1	9	December 27, 2025
How to check IPO allotment status in India? ipo-application , initial-public-offer , stock-market , ipo-allotment , bse	1	10	December 27, 2025
What are the drawbacks for a company in filing an IPO? ipo , initial-public-offer , ipo-filing , filing-ipo	1	11	December 27, 2025
What happens to the money if I don't get the allotment in an IPO? ipo , initial-public-offer , ipo-allotment , share-allotment	1	5	December 27, 2025
Can I apply for more than one lot in an IPO from a different demat account? How is this possible and how can I do this? demat-account , apply-ipo , ipo , ipo-basics	1	13	December 27, 2025
When is the money refunded if the allotment for the IPO is not received?	1	2	December 27, 2025
What is the minimum and maximum for investing in an IPO? ipo , initial-public-offer , investing , ipo-investing	1	22	December 27, 2025
How many shares are allocated for Retail Investors in an IPO? ipo , retail-investors , shares-allocation , shares	1	12	December 27, 2025
What is Grey Market Premium of an IPO?	1	3	December 27, 2025
What are the requirements for applying in the NII category of an IPO?	1	7	December 27, 2025
Can you sell the shares received in an IPO on the date of listing?	1	3	December 27, 2025
What can be done to increase the chances of allotment in an IPO?	1	4	December 27, 2025
How much tax I have to pay on returns(Capital Gains) for a particular IPO?	1	6	December 27, 2025
What do you mean by Pre-IPO placement?	1	4	December 27, 2025
What are the best tips to choose right IPO for investment?	1	2	December 27, 2025
From where I can know the present rates of premium on a share in IPO grey market?	1	4	December 27, 2025
Should IPO investors consider Grey Market Premium before applying in an IPO?	1	7	December 27, 2025
Is there a risk involved in IPO funding?	1	8	December 27, 2025
Investing in IPO's is much less riskier then directly investing in stock market. Is that true?	1	5	December 27, 2025
How to increase IPO allotment chance? apply-ipo , ipo , initial-public-offer , ipo-allotment	1	4	December 27, 2025

About the IPO Basics category

0

4

December 23, 2025

Can we sell IPO shares immediately after allotment? What is the process of selling IPO shares immediately?

7

27

January 29, 2026

Can I apply for an IPO with the savings bank account of my friends and family? I just want to increase my allotment chances in the IPO

apply-ipo , ipo

4

11

January 18, 2026

Are IPOs safe for investing?

6

13

January 18, 2026

Why did the Paytm IPO did not perform well after listing?

initial-public-offer , indian-stock-market , equity-investing , ipo-investing , listing-gains

2

18

December 27, 2025

What is the formula for share allotment in an IPO? How does a company decide who to allot and how much?

ipo , ipo-allotment , ipo-allotment-formul , share-allotment

2

13

December 27, 2025

Is IPO investing good for new investors?

initial-public-offer , stock-investing , ipo-investing , primary-market , listing-gains

1

10

December 27, 2025

How can I increase my chances of getting an IPO allotment?

ipo-allotment-strate , india-ipo-allotment- , strategy-ipo-allotme , ipo-allotment-chance

1

6

December 27, 2025

Can I buy the shares of a company before the IPO?

ipo , shares , pre-ipo , buy-shares

1

11

December 27, 2025

Why did some of the recent IPOs gave poor listing gains? Is the IPO craze over?

demat-account , initial-public-offer , indian-stock-market , listing-gains , secondary-market

1

13

December 27, 2025

IPOs seem the modern money multiplying investment, Should you invest?

initial-public-offer , indian-stock-markets , fundamental-analysis , industry-analysis , listing-gains

1

9

December 27, 2025

How to check IPO allotment status in India?

ipo-application , initial-public-offer , stock-market , ipo-allotment , bse

1

10

December 27, 2025

What are the drawbacks for a company in filing an IPO?

ipo , initial-public-offer , ipo-filing , filing-ipo

1

11

December 27, 2025

What happens to the money if I don't get the allotment in an IPO?

ipo , initial-public-offer , ipo-allotment , share-allotment

1

5

December 27, 2025

Can I apply for more than one lot in an IPO from a different demat account? How is this possible and how can I do this?

demat-account , apply-ipo , ipo , ipo-basics

1

13

December 27, 2025

When is the money refunded if the allotment for the IPO is not received?

1

2

December 27, 2025

What is the minimum and maximum for investing in an IPO?

ipo , initial-public-offer , investing , ipo-investing

1

22

December 27, 2025

How many shares are allocated for Retail Investors in an IPO?

ipo , retail-investors , shares-allocation , shares

1

12

December 27, 2025

What is Grey Market Premium of an IPO?

1

3

December 27, 2025

What are the requirements for applying in the NII category of an IPO?

1

7

December 27, 2025

Can you sell the shares received in an IPO on the date of listing?

1

3

December 27, 2025

What can be done to increase the chances of allotment in an IPO?

1

4

December 27, 2025

How much tax I have to pay on returns(Capital Gains) for a particular IPO?

1

6

December 27, 2025

What do you mean by Pre-IPO placement?

1

4

December 27, 2025

What are the best tips to choose right IPO for investment?

1

2

December 27, 2025

From where I can know the present rates of premium on a share in IPO grey market?

1

4

December 27, 2025

Should IPO investors consider Grey Market Premium before applying in an IPO?

1

7

December 27, 2025

Is there a risk involved in IPO funding?

1

8

December 27, 2025

Investing in IPO's is much less riskier then directly investing in stock market. Is that true?

1

5

December 27, 2025

How to increase IPO allotment chance?

apply-ipo , ipo , initial-public-offer , ipo-allotment

1

4

December 27, 2025

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