16.1 Initial Public Offerings What is the most recent IPO? Go to www.bloomberg. com and follow the "IPO Center" link. What is the company? What exchange trades the stock? What was the IPO price? What is the current price? Verify the return listed on Bloomberg.

16.2 Initial Public Offerings What were the 10 largest IPOs in U.S. markets? Go to www.hoovers.com, follow the "IPO Central" link, then the "IPO Statistics" link.

16.3 IPO Filings You want to look at the most recent initial public offering filing with the SEC. Go to www.hoovers.com, follow the "IPO Central" link, and follow the link for the most recent SEC filing. What is the name of the company? What is the ticker symbol for the company? Next, scroll down until you see "Real-time SEC Filings" and follow the link. Follow the "Filing" link. What is the name of the document filed with the SEC for the IPO? Now view the document. What does this company do? What purpose does the company propose for the funds raised by the IPO?

16.4 IPO Pricing What is the most recently announced IPO offering price? Go to www.ipo.com and follow the "IPOs" link. Click on the most recent offering. What is the name of the company? What industry is it in? Next follow the "Offering Info" link. What is the final offering price per share? How much does the company expect to raise in the offering? Who is the lead underwriter(s)?