27 May 2013

Question Of The Day #79: Pioneer

Weekly Theme: IPO


An option which allows the underwriters to oversell, max. up to 15% of the specified amount of shares during an IPO. Name the type of the option and from where does it derives its name.

Answer: (Please highlight the text below)

Greenshoe  option.
It derives its name from the Green Shoe company of US which used it for the first time.

3 comments:

  1. Greenshoe Option

    Greenshoe was the first company to do this and hence the name

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  2. Greenshoe or over-allotment option.
    It derives its name from the Green Shoe company of US which used it for the first time.

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  3. GreenShoe Option- green shoe manufacturing now known as (stride rite corporation).

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