The impact of the costs of subscription on measured IPO returns: The case of Asia

Joseph K.W. Fung, Louis T.W. Cheng, Kam C. Chan

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Abstract

Asian initial public offerings (IPOs) require investors to pay subscription funds up-front upon submission of applications, and these funds are locked-up for 1-3 weeks without interest. Hence, the IPO process entails an explicit financing cost (opportunity cost) whether investors borrow funds or use their own funds to apply for IPO shares. The IPO subscription costs are not trivial, especially in a high interest rate environment or when an IPO is highly oversubscribed. These costs should be considered in any comparison of IPO returns across countries.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)459-465
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Corporate Finance
Volume10
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2004
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Asian IPOs
  • Initial public offerings
  • Non-discretionary allocation

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