Investigation of impact of after-market liquidity on IPO price in Tehran Stock Exchange

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Islamic Azad University

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Our study investigates the relationship between after-market liquidity and initial public offering (IPO) price. We also examine effects of other factors such as: firm size, belonging to the high-risk industry, IPO size, reputation of the underwriter and firm age on IPO price. The sample consists of all IPOs issued in Iran stock exchange during 2006-2012.the actual data cover the period from sep2006 to march2012.our findings indicate that IPO price is positively related to after-market liquidity and there is no relationship between IPO price and other factors such as: firm size, belonging to the high-risk industry, IPO size, reputation of the underwriter and firm age.

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