Capital Markets (ECM / DCM)
What factors push a bank to price an IPO at the top of the range (or raise the range) versus the bottom?
Model answer
Top/raise the range: heavy oversubscription, price-insensitive limit orders, high-quality long-only demand, strong comps and sector momentum, scarce float. Bottom/cut: thin book, price-sensitive…
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