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The Fool's Guide to Flotations
Introduction
This is the Motley Fool UK's rough guide to flotations. To makes things simpler we've broken down this piece into the following sections.
- What is a flotation?
- Why do companies float?
- What sort of companies float?
- Why get involved?
- How can you get involved?
- What should you look for in a prospectus?
- What happens after a flotation?
So let's get started. And what better place than at number 1?
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Introduction
Page 1: What is a flotation?
Page 2: Why do companies float?
Page 3: What sort of companies float?
Page 4: Why get involved?
Page 5: How can you get involved?
Page 6: What should you look for in a prospectus?
Page 7: What happens after a flotation?
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