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Initial Public Offering in Stock Markets

The Initial Public Offering (IPO) functions as a primary market mechanism wherein corporations issue new equity securities to transform private savings into investment capital for business expansion and venture repayment. This process serves the core theoretical function of financial intermediation by facilitating entrepreneurship, enabling founders to liquidate holdings post-valuation realization, and distinguishing speculative asset allocation from guaranteed deposit mechanisms in banking systems.