Hot Markets, Investor Sentiment and IPO Pricing

47 Pages Posted: 29 Nov 2001

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Alexander Ljungqvist

Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR); Swedish House of Finance; European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)

Rajdeep Singh

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - Carlson School of Management

Vikram K. Nanda

University of Texas at Dallas - School of Management - Department of Finance & Managerial Economics

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Date Written: November 2001

Abstract

Our model of the initial public offering process links the three main empirical IPO 'anomalies' - underpricing, hot issue markets, and long-run underperformance - and traces them to a common source of inefficiency. We relate hot IPO markets (such as the 1999/2000 market for Internet IPOs) to the presence of a class of investors who are 'irrational' in the sense of having exuberant expectations regarding future performance. Underpricing and long-run underperformance emerge as underwriters attempt to maximize profits from the sale of equity, at the expense of these exuberant investors. Underpricing serves to compensate regular IPO investors for their role in restricting the supply of available shares and maintaining prices. The model is shown to be consistent with many aspects of the IPO process. It also generates a number of new empirical predictions.

Keywords: Initial public offerings, hot issue markets, behavioural finance, long-run performance

JEL Classification: G24, G34

Suggested Citation

Ljungqvist, Alexander and Ljungqvist, Alexander and Singh, Rajdeep and Nanda, Vikram K., Hot Markets, Investor Sentiment and IPO Pricing (November 2001). CEPR Discussion Paper No. 3053, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=291881

Alexander Ljungqvist (Contact Author)

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Rajdeep Singh

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Vikram K. Nanda

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