How IPOs Really Work: S-1, Pricing, Greenshoe, Lockup
From S-1 to greenshoe to the 180-day lockup — a plain-English guide to how a company actually goes public in the U.S., with Ritter’s 1980-2025 data.
From S-1 to greenshoe to the 180-day lockup — a plain-English guide to how a company actually goes public in the U.S., with Ritter’s 1980-2025 data.
How IPO lock-up periods work, why 180 days is standard, the SEC and FINRA rules behind them, and what tends to happen to the stock when they expire.