# Initial Public Offering, IPO (also used in German, more rarely translated as Erstverkaufsangebot; English sometimes also flotation)

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## Definition

The initial offer to purchase securities and financial instruments in general. - For German distributors of shares via the Internet, an offer is subject to the prospectus requirement under the German Prospectus Act if investors in Germany are specifically addressed by the offer or are not expressly excluded from the offer. The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority is responsible for monitoring. Attention: The financial encyclopedia is protected by copyright and may only be used for private purposes without express consent! University Professor Dr. Gerhard Merk, Dipl.rer.pol., Dipl.rer.oec. Professor Dr. Eckehard Krah, Dipl.rer.pol. E-mail address: info@ekrah.com https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Ernst_Merk https://www.jung-stilling-gesellschaft.de/merk/ https://www.gerhardmerk.de/

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