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Why I didn't get IPO allotment?

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Key reasons for not getting an IPO allotment are:

  1. IPO oversubscription and allotment is done through a lottery
  2. Application rejected due to mismatch/incomplete information
  3. The issue price is higher than the bid price

Let's discuss them in detail:

  1. IPO Oversubscription

    Based on demand and supply, it is possible an IPO oversubscribed (received more bids than the available shares for the public).

    Here are the two cases of oversubscription to allocate shares.

    • IPO Received Huge Oversubscription

      In a big oversubscription case where the issue is heavily subscribed, the shares will be distributed on the basis of a computerized lottery. Each applicant has an equal chance to get allotment.

      For example, a company has 20,000 lot size to offer to the retail investors. And, the application received till the closing date is 1 lakh lot, which is 5 times than the offered lots. In this case, every 1 out of 5 applicants will receive the allotment. So, this can be the case of not getting an IPO allotment.

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    • Small Oversubscription Scenario
    • According to SEBI, an investor cannot receive less than one lot in an IPO allotment. So, 1 lot is allocated to all the applicants. And, the remaining lots are distributed proportionally among investors who have applied for more than a lot. So, if 6000 investors applied for 9000 lots, a minimum of 1 lot will be allocated to each investor and the remaining 3000 lots will be proportionally allocated to those who have applied for more than a lot.

  2. Application Rejected

    Your IPO application can be rejected by the registrar of the IPO for multiple reasons. Some of the common reasons include:

    • Multiple IPO application and in the same IPO using the same PAN Number. Note that only 1 application is allowed per person in an IPO.
    • Filled invalid information in IPO application including PAN Number.
  3. Final Issue Price is higher than bid Price

    Book Building IPOs require investors to bid not only for lots but also for the price within the price band declared by the company. If you have submitted an application to bid for the price which is lower than the Issue price, then you will not get the IPO allotment.

    It is advisable to retail investors to bid on the cut-off price to increase chances of getting IPO allotment. Selecting the cut-off price means that you're agreeing to pay the price decided by the company at the end of the book building process. The price still remains in the range of IPO.

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1. Delhin   I Like It. |Report Abuse|  Link|February 22, 2024 5:25:58 PMReply
Applications submitted by individuals on their own using online banking platforms are assigned a unique prefixes. Similarly, applications made through brokerage houses are assigned a unique prefixes. There is a strong lobby among brokerage houses and bse/nse. The allotment process ignores applications made by individuals based on prefixes. The applications with certain prefix submitted through brokerage houses are preferred while allotting profit making ipo. Only loss making IPOs are allotted to individual applications made through online banking platforms. General Public keep trying their luck to get profit making ipo allotment without knowing that they will never get. Just ignorance.


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