V3. Which of the following statements about IPO is correct? O In a market without agency problem, Dutch auction is the worst among the three IPO methods in terms of finding out the best reservation price of the IPO shares • In a firm commitment cash offer, the underwriter would buy the whole issue from the issuer, and then sell the issue to the market. O Best efforts cash offer is the most popular IPO method in the US market. • In the best efforts cash offer, a firm would have to continue the issuance even if the demand does not meet their expectation.

V3. Which of the following statements about IPO is correct? O In a market without agency problem, Dutch auction is the worst among the three IPO methods in terms of finding out the best reservation price of the IPO shares • In a firm commitment cash offer, the underwriter would buy the whole issue from the issuer, and then sell the issue to the market. O Best efforts cash offer is the most popular IPO method in the US market. • In the best efforts cash offer, a firm would have to continue the issuance even if the demand does not meet their expectation.

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