Listing is a term in the securities market. In a narrow sense, initial public offering (IPO) refers to the process that an enterprise issues shares to investors for the first time through a stock exchange in order to raise funds for enterprise development. When a large number of investors subscribe for new shares, they need to draw lots for allotment, which is also called drawing new shares. Investors who subscribe expect to sell at a price higher than the subscription price.
In the context of China, listing can be divided into three ways: China companies are listed in China or listed on Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges (A shares or B shares); China companies go directly to overseas stock exchanges (such as new york Stock Exchange, Nasdaq Stock Exchange and London Stock Exchange) (H shares); China companies indirectly set up offshore companies overseas and listed on overseas stock exchanges in the name of offshore companies (red chips).
From 20 1 1, the State Council clearly proposed to build a multi-level capital trading market with the framework of a primary main board, a small and medium-sized board, a secondary growth enterprise market, a third-level national share transfer system for small and medium-sized enterprises (the New Third Board) and a fourth-level regional equity trading market.