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What are investor category in an IPO ?

Following are the investor categories available in an IPO.

QIB: Qualified Institutional Buyers - Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs), Banks, Mutual Funds and financial institutions etc.

NII: Non-Institutional Investors – High net worth investors, companies, trusts, etc. who bid for more than Rs 2 lakhs.

Retail: Individual investor who can bid up to Rs 2 lakhs

Employee: Certain companies have a reserved quota for their employees

Shareholders: Shareholders of Group companies

Others: Any other category of Investors that are offered shares on a preferential basis

What are investor category in an IPO ?