Chiang, S. J., and Wu, K. Y. 2013. Why Taiwanese Auctions Fail in IPOs?. NTU Management Review, 23 (2): 29-64. https://doi.org/10.6226/NTURM2013.SEP.R10059
Sue-Jane Chiang, Associate Professor, Department of Business Administration, Fu Jen Catholic University
Kuei-Yen Wu, Associate Professor, Department of Business Administration, Fu Jen Catholic University
Abstract
From the viewpoint of price discovery, we analyzed the reason why the Taiwanese auctions decreased to only one case in 2003 since the IPOs were first allowed to use the hybrid auctions in 1995. The empirical results showed that there was no price discovery in the fixed priced offer method, but the price discovery delayed until aftermarket because there is price ceiling in the hybrid auctions. That is, the aftermarket overreaction was due to the fact that the market information from Taiwanese auction bids did not react in setting the offer price. The results suggested that the delay in price discovery was the reason why Taiwanese auctions vanished in IPOs.
Keywords
IPOunderwriting methodprice discovery