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Authorised Capital

The maximum equity capital a company can raise, which is mentioned in the Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association of the Company. However, share premium is excluded from the definition of authorized capital.

FAQs:

Can a retail investor also bid in a book-built issue?
Can I apply for the IPO online?
Can I change/revise my bid?
Can I know the number of shares that would be allotted to me?
Does it mean that SEBI recommends an issue?
Does SEBI approve the contents of the issue?
Does SEBI tag make my money safe?
Does SEBI tag make my money safe?
Having applied for an IPO how can I know my allotment status?
How do I interpret the IPO Grades?
How do I know if I am allotted the shares? And by what timeframe will I get a refund if I am not allotted?
How does Book Building work?
How does one come to know about the issues on offer? And from where can I get copies of the draft offer document?
How does SEBI ensure compliance with Disclosures and Investor protection?
How is the Retail Investor defined as?
How long will it take after the issue for the shares to get listed?
How many days is the issue open?
How the word Promoter has been defined?
Is grading optional?
Is it compulsory for me to fill up the registration form?
Is it compulsory for me to have a Demat Account?
Is it possible to enter bids less than floor price?
Is the issue price for placement portion and net offer to public the same?
Is there any preference while doing the allotment?
What are Disclosures and Investor protection guidelines?
What are Legal and other information?
What are Risk Factors?
What are the dos and don'ts for bidding / applying in the issue?
What are the relevant regulations and where do I find them?
What does one mean by Lock-in?
What does "price discovery through book building process" mean?
What is a Cut Off Price?
What is a draft prospectus?
What is a Financial Statements?
What is a Follow on Public Offering?
What is a Green-shoe Option?
What is a Preferential Issue?
What is a price band?
What is a Red Herring Prospectus?
What is a Rights Issue?
What is About us?
What is an Abridged Prospectus?
What is an e-IPO?
What is an Initial Public Offering?
What is an Introduction?
What is an IPO?
What is Basis of Allocation/Basis of Allotment?
What is Differential pricing?
What is firm allotment?
What is Fixed Price offers?
What is Hard underwriting?
What is minimum number of days for which bid should remain open in book building?
What is Open book/closed book?
What is reservation on competitive basis?
What is Safety Net?
What is SEBI's Role in an Issue?
What is Soft underwriting?
What is the amount of faith that I can lay on the contents of the documents? And whom should I approach if there are any lacunae?
What is the difference between an offer document, Red Herring Prospectus, a prospectus and an abridged prospectus? What does it mean when someone says "draft offer doc"?
What is the difference between ''Block deal' and 'Bulk deal'?
What is the main difference between offer of shares through book building and offer of shares through normal public issue?
What is the minimum application money I need to pay?
What is the procedure for getting a demat account?
What is the recourse available to the investor in case of issue complaints?
What is the role of a Lead Manager? (pre and post issue)
What is the role of a registrar?
What is the role of bankers to the issue?
What is the role of SEBI in IPO grading exercise?
What is 'IPO Grading'?
What proof can bidder request from a trading member or a syndicate member for entering bids?
Where can I get a form for applying/ bidding for the shares?
Where do I get data on primary issues? (issuer, total issues, issue size, the intermediaries, etc., during a given period)
Which are the reliable sources for me to get information about response to issues?
Which members will be allowed to participate in book building of issue?
Who are the intermediaries in an issue?
Who decides the price band?
Who decides the price of an issue?
Who is a Syndicate Member?
Who is eligible for reservation and how much? (QIBs, NIIs, etc.,)
Who is eligible to be a BRLM?
Who is Qualified Institutional Buyer (QIBs)?
With the presence of the Central Listing Authority, what would be the role of SEBI in the processing of Offer documents for an issue?