Initial Public Offerings in the UK - Online

Introducing the City takes participants behind the elegant facades of the great financial institutions to reveal the City of London as a major center of global banking and finance. This module explores how IPOs are handled in the UK markets.

This course replicates the content from lesson 4 of the course Introducing the City - Online

This is an asynchronous eLearning course that can be accessed 24/7 from any internet enabled computer.


Newcomers to the securities industry, traders, salespeople, back office professionals, staff assistants, compliance staff, auditors and IT professionals.
Students will be able to:
  • Recognise the advantages and disadvantages of listing a company
  • Describe how a company is brought to market
  • Explain many of the terms and phrases used in connection with a listing on the stock market
Initial Public Offerings in the UK
  • History of the development of the stock markets
  • Importance, motives, advantages and disadvantages of listing on a recognized exchange
  • London Stock Exchange and the alternative investment market
  • Different methods for floating shares, including their advantages and disadvantages
  • Basics of pricing shares
  • Alternatives to going public