We analyze institutional allocation in initial public offerings (IPOs) using a new data set of R.O.C. offerings between 2005 and 2006. We document a positive relationship between institutional allocation and day one IPOs returns. This is partly explained by the practice of giving institutions more shares in IPOs with strong premarket demand, consistent with Book Building theories. However, institutional allocation also contains private information about first-day IPOs returns not reflected in premarket demand and other public information. Our evidence supports Book Building theories of IPO underpricing, but suggests that institutional allocation in Underpriced issue is in excess of that explained by Book Building alone.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:NSYSU/oai:NSYSU:etd-0604107-150037
Date04 June 2007
CreatorsTsai, Chih-Chien
ContributorsRuey-Dang Chang, Lanfeng Kao, Anlin Chen
PublisherNSYSU
Source SetsNSYSU Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Archive
LanguageCholon
Detected LanguageEnglish
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Sourcehttp://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0604107-150037
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