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IPO Quiz: Are You A Smart IPO Investor... Or Not?

Were you a smart IPO investor... or not? Take this fun BQ Quiz to find out.

Electronic board indicating the latest stock figures are reflected in a glass facade at the National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. (NSE) in Mumbai, India. (Photographer: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg)
Electronic board indicating the latest stock figures are reflected in a glass facade at the National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. (NSE) in Mumbai, India. (Photographer: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg)

In a year of Zomato, Nykaa and Paytm hogging the IPO limelight, the real winner was a small defence company tucked away in the shadows and financial services was a big loser.

Till Dec. 15, as many as 55 companies debuted on the bourses. Most made investors money. At least 16 doubled it.

15 IPOs lost money, of which six lost over a third.

As the largest IPO year on record winds to a close, where do you stand?

Among those who avoided the hype, pored over the fine print and are now laughing all the way to the bank?

Or did you get swayed by size and publicity and pre-IPO valuations only to lose your shirt?

Were you a smart IPO investor... or not? Take this fun BQ Quiz to find out.

Eight questions, 5 points for each correct answer.

How did you score?

Find out what you got wrong here...

Answers - Smart IPO Investor Quiz.pdf

Note: The answers are based on returns as on Dec. 15, 2021.