Differences between European and American IPO Markets

European Financial Management

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 421-434

  Ritter, Jay R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bookbuilding; G14; G15; G24; G32; Going public; Initial public offerings; Neuer markt; Underpricing

Indexed keywords

EID: 1242270240     PISSN: 13547798     EISSN: 1468036X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-036X.00230     Document Type: Article

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