The IPO Buzz: Welcome Back, Chinese & Tech IPOs

The three major U.S. stock market indexes closed at record highs on Friday and the IPO calendar joined the gold rush. That traffic opened the door to the future: Welcome back, Chinese and technology IPOs. Let’s take a look. Last week’s calendar produced two Chinese IPOs that popped like New Year’s fireworks through Friday’s close - Qudian (QD), UP 37.5 percent from its IPO price, and RISE..

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IPO Calendar

Company Symbol proposed Lead Managers Shares (Millions) Price Low Price High Est. $ Volume Expected to Trade SCOOP Rating Rating Change
LiveXLive Media LXL BMO Capital Markets 7.7 12.00 14.00 $ 100.0 mil 10/23/2017 Day-to-Day S/O S/O
Ablynx NV ABLX BofA Merrill Lynch/ J.P. Morgan/ Jefferies 7.9 19.08 19.08 $ 150.0 mil 10/25/2017 Wednesday S/O S/O
Haymaker Acquisition HAYU Cantor Fitzgerald 30.0 10.00 10.00 $ 300.0 mil 10/25/2017 Wednesday S/O S/O
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Last 100 IPOs - October 23, 2017

Number of IPOs priced : 100
Number Up: 68
Number Down: 31
Number Unchanged: 1
Percentage Change From Issue Price: 24.78%
Percentage Change for The Nasdaq Composite 16.24%

2017 IPO Scorecard - October 23, 2017

Number of IPOs priced (Excluding 29 units) : 113
Number Up: 74
Number Down: 38
Number Unchanged: 1
Total Return From Issue Price: 24.99%
The Nasdaq Composite Index YTD % Change 22.36%