Corporate Finance (4th Edition) (Pearson Series in Finance) - Standalone book
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ISBN: 9780134083278
Author: Jonathan Berk, Peter DeMarzo
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 23, Problem 13P
What is IPO underpricing? If you decide to try to buy shares in every IPO, will you necessarily make money from the underpricing?
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Corporate Finance (4th Edition) (Pearson Series in Finance) - Standalone book
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