How IPO allotment works?

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IPO allotment works based on the investor category and the level of oversubscription.

If an IPO is not fully subscribed, each investor gets full allotment. However, if the IPO is oversubscribed the allotment is made either on lottery basis or pro-rata basis.

Basis of Allotment

Investor Category	IPO Allotment Method
Retail Individual Investor (RII)	If RII applicants > Maximum RII Allottees - Computerized Lottery + Pro rata basis If RII applicants < Maximum RII Allottees - Minimum 1 lot to each RII and remaining on a pro-rata basis.
Non-Institutional Investors (NII)	If NII applicants > Maximum NII Allottees - Computerized Lottery + Pro rata basis If NII applicants < Maximum RII Allottees - Minimum bid lot to each NII and remaining on a pro-rata basis.
Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIB)	Proportionate basis
Anchor Investors	Discretionary basis
Employees	Proportionate basis
Shareholder	Proportionate basis

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1. Rashi

| Link|February 23, 2024 5:17:26 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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