2014年ESL之商务英语 23 Launching an Initial Public Offering

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Launching an Initial Public Offering

Zoe: What are you looking at?

Midas: It’s the prospectus¹ for Boogle’s IPO. I wish I could get in on the initial public offering, but since I can’t, I’ll buy stock as soon as the company becomes publicly traded.

Zoe: I’m not really familiar with how the stock market works. You mean you’re going to buy shares in Boogle?

Midas: That’s right. An IPO is a way for a privately² owned company to become a publicly owned one. The owners of the company do it to raise capital, or sometimes it’s for early investors³ to cash in.

Zoe: Why can’t you buy stock in the initial public offering?

Midas: A company like Boogle works with an underwriter, like a major investment bank, to help set the share price and to find buyers for the initial offering.

Zoe: Okay, I’m following you so far.

Midas: Well, that first sale of stock is usually done in bulk, and I don’t have a few million dollars lying around to buy that much stock. Luckily for me, those first buyers then turn around and sell that stock in smaller amounts.

Zoe: And that’s when you’ll buy.

Midas: That’s right. You should get in on it, too.

Zoe: You mean buy some Boogle stock?

Midas: Sure, why not?

Zoe: And risk losing my shirt? No, thanks!

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse

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1 prospectus
n.计划书；说明书；慕股书
参考例句：
An order form was included with the prospectus.订单附在说明书上。 The prospectus is the most important instrument of legal document.招股说明书是上市公司信息披露制度最重要法律文件。

2 privately
adv.以私人的身份，悄悄地，私下地
参考例句：
Some ministers admit privately that unemployment could continue to rise.一些部长私下承认失业率可能继续升高。 The man privately admits that his motive is profits.那人私下承认他的动机是为了牟利。

3 investors
n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )
参考例句：
a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子 a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

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