What does ipo mean in the stock market?

1. The initial public offering (IPO) mentioned in the stock market refers to the first time that an enterprise or company (joint stock limited company) sells its shares to the public (IPO refers to the way that a joint stock company makes an initial public offering to the public).

2. Usually, the shares of listed companies are sold through brokers or market makers according to the agreed terms in the prospectus or registration statement issued by the corresponding CSRC. Generally speaking, once the initial public listing is completed, the company can apply for listing on the stock exchange or quotation system. A limited liability company should be changed into a joint stock limited company before applying for IPO.

3. Another feasible method of listing on the stock exchange or quotation system is to stipulate in the prospectus or registration statement that private companies are allowed to sell their shares to the public.

These stocks are considered as "freely tradable", which makes this enterprise meet the requirements of listing on the stock exchange or quotation system. Most stock exchanges or quotation systems have hard and fast rules on the number of shareholders with the least number of shares traded by shareholders of listed companies themselves.

The top ten securities companies include CITIC Securities, Haitong Securities, Guangfa Securities, Guotai Junan, Huatai Securities, Galaxy Securities, Shenwan Hongyuan, China Merchants Securities, Guosen Securities and orient securities.

First, the top ten securities companies

1, CITIC Securities

CITIC Securities Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "CITIC Securities" or "the Company") was established in Beijing on1October 25th, 1995. On June 5438+February 65438+March 2002, with the approval of China Securities Regulatory Commission, CITIC Securities publicly issued 400 million ordinary A shares to the public, and listed and traded on Shanghai Stock Exchange on June 65438+1October 6, 2003, with the stock code of 60030. 20 1 1 1 was listed and traded on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on1October 6th with the stock code of 6030.

2. Haitong Securities

Haitong Securities Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Haitong Securities") was established in 1988, and it is the only large securities company in China that has not changed its name or invested. Formerly known as Shanghai Haitong Securities Company, the company was transformed into a limited liability company on 1994 and developed into a national securities company.

3. GF Securities

Established in 199 1, GF Securities is the first comprehensive securities company in China. The company was listed on the main boards of Shenzhen Stock Exchange and Hong Kong Stock Exchange on 20 10 and 20 15 respectively (stock code: 000776). SZ, 1776。 HK)。 The company's business outlets have achieved full coverage of 3 1 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions nationwide. By June 30, 1965, the company had 256 securities business departments at 438+05.

4. Guotai Junan

Guotai Junan is a leading comprehensive financial service provider and all-round investment bank in China, with a registered capital of RMB 66,543.8 billion. Always customer-centered, rooted in the domestic capital market, it is one of the largest securities companies with the widest business scope, the widest organization distribution and the largest number of customers in China.

5. Huatai Securities

Huatai Securities Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "the company") is a leading comprehensive securities group in China, with a huge customer base, a leading Internet platform and an agile and collaborative full-service chain system. The company was established in May of 199 1. 20 10 On February 26th, the company's A shares were listed and traded on the Shanghai Stock Exchange with the stock code of 60 1688.

6. Galaxy Securities

China galaxy Securities Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the "Company", stock code: 0688 1. HK) is a leading comprehensive financial service provider in China securities industry, providing comprehensive securities services such as brokerage, sales and trading, investment banking, etc.

7. Shen Wan Hongyuan

Shenwan Hongyuan Securities Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Shenwan Hongyuan") was formed by the merger of Shen Yin Wanguo Securities Co., Ltd., the first joint-stock securities company in New China, and Hongyuan Securities Co., Ltd., the first listed securities company in the domestic capital market, on 20 15 16.

8. China Merchants Securities

China Merchants Securities Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as China Merchants Securities) is a financial enterprise owned by China Merchants for a century. After 20 years of development, it has become a first-class brokerage firm with full license for securities market business. In June 2009, China Merchants Securities was listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (code 600999). Up to now, China Merchants Securities has become a constituent stock of CSI 100, SSE 180, CSI 300 and Xinhua FTSE China A50.

9. Guoxin Securities

Guo Xin Securities Co., Ltd. is a national large-scale comprehensive securities company, AAA-level securities company, with a registered capital of 7 billion yuan and 54 business outlets in 38 cities across the country. Why is it a legal representative? There are 9,443 employees, including 1 167 employees in the company's headquarters, more than 90% of whom have bachelor degree or above.

10, orient securities

Orient securities Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "the Company") is a comprehensive securities company approved by China Securities Regulatory Commission. Its predecessor was orient securities Limited Liability Company, which started business on March 9, 1998. Headquartered in Shanghai, the registered capital is 5.282 billion yuan. The company successfully landed on Shanghai Stock Exchange on March 23, 20 15.

Second, securities companies.

The main businesses provided by securities companies include securities underwriting business, securities brokerage business and securities proprietary business. Among them, securities underwriting is the behavior of securities companies issuing securities on behalf of securities issuers, which is divided into consignment and underwriting; Securities brokerage is the behavior of securities companies to buy and sell securities on behalf of investors; Securities proprietary business is the behavior of securities operating institutions to invest in buying and selling securities for their own institutions, earn the bid-ask difference and bear the corresponding risks.

Securities companies, also known as "brokers", refer to limited liability companies or joint stock limited companies that engage in securities business with the approval of the State Council Securities Regulatory Authority in accordance with the provisions of the Company Law. A securities company is a non-bank financial institution. They are legal organizations engaged in securities business and legal entities specializing in securities trading. It can be divided into securities management companies and securities registration companies.