IPO Grey Market Premium and Discussion

IPO Grey Market IPO GMP

IPO GMP (IPO Grey Market Premium) indicates the price grey market operators are willing to pay for shares of a given IPO before listing. The GREY Market (also called gray market) is an informal setup used by traders to buy and sell shares and is not recognized by stock exchanges.

Since upcoming IPO GMP tells us about the premium someone is willing to pay for the corresponding IPO, it is often used to forecast the listing price of public offers. GMP of several IPOs has correctly predicted eventual listing prices, although it is not always accurate. Lately, the SME segment has started witnessing immense interest with massive SME IPO GMP figures and subsequent positive listings. Looking forward, Tata Technologies is attracting investors in a big way, especially after Tata Motors’ decision to sell a 9.9% stake at INR 402 per share which has sparked expectations that the Tata Tech IPO wouldn’t be priced too high.

Midcaps and smallcap segments took a severe beating recently and the pain was evident in the grey market as well. However, the latest price movement suggests that a recovery is underway.

Latest Upcoming IPO GMP Today (2 December, Prices in INR)

Mainboard IPOPrice BandIPO GMPKostakSubject to Sauda
Muthoot Microfin
(Coming soon)		––––
DOMS Industries
(Coming soon)		––––
Allied Blenders
(Coming soon)		––––
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Latest SME IPO GMP Today (2 December, Prices in INR)

SME IPOPrice BandSME IPO GMPKostakSubject to Sauda
Shanti Spintex
(Coming soon)		––––
Accent Microcell
(Coming soon)		133 – 140–––
Sheetal Universal
(4 – 6 Dec)		707–9,500
Marinetrans India
(30 Nov – 5 Dec)		263–8,000
Graphisads
(30 Nov – 5 Dec)		111–––
Net Avenue Technologies
(30 Nov – 4 Dec)		16 – 185–26,500
AMIC Forging
(29 Nov – 1 Dec)		121 – 12668–82,000
Deepak Chemtex
(29 Nov – 1 Dec)		76 – 8050–75,000
Swashthik Plascon
(24 – 29 Nov)		80 – 868–8,500

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An IPO gray market transaction involves the unofficial agreement between an IPO investor and a stock broker which allows investors to lock profits before the stock lists. Under this system, shares allotted to IPO applications are sold by brokers without transferring the shares to their accounts. Since this is an unwritten accord between two parties, it entirely depends on the trust between the investor and broker.

Important points about IPO GMP and grey market: 

  • IPO grey market movements may change very quickly and rates may be volatile. It is risky to base an investment decision on gray market IPO rates alone. Please refer to our research and analysis section for more details.
  • Research has shown that retail investors are strongly influenced by market sentiment and as a result, are prone to overreaction, especially when it comes to IPO investing. Place your bets wisely!
  • IPO GMP rates are provided as sourced from market intelligence. Please note these upcoming IPO GMP rates may be different for you depending on geographies, markets, and dates.
  • We don’t trade in the grey market nor do we facilitate buying or selling of IPO forms. 

What is IPO GMP (IPO Grey Market Premium)?

IPO GMP is the per share premium an IPO commands in the grey market before the listing of shares. In simple terms, this IPO premium indicates the price gray market buyers are willing to pay over and above the allotment price asked by the company. As such, GMP indicates that the offer is likely to list at higher prices and reward successful applicants. On the other hand, an IPO grey market discount indicates that the offer is likely to list at lower rates.

The IPO grey market is an informal setup and it operates even before the IPO start date and goes on till the listing date. The IPO premium fluctuates daily on the basis of IPO demand and in this regard, there is little difference between the primary and secondary markets. It is observed that GMP goes up with wider markets and similarly, comes down in subdued conditions. If you feel the need to keep an IPO watch, look no further than IPO Central.

What is Kostak’s rate?

Kostak rate is the amount an investor gets by selling his/her IPO application in the grey market. This is the amount an investor stands to get, irrespective of IPO allotment status. As an example, a kostak rate of INR300 indicates that an investor selling his application will receive this amount even if there is no allotment and even if the stock is listed at a discount to the allotment price.

What is Subject to Sauda?

‘Subject to’ is another term frequently used in the grey market to denote a sauda for buying a firm allotment application. In other words, this is the amount buyers are ready to pay for an application that has been allotted shares. Naturally, this amount is much bigger than Kostak. A seller in this case gets this amount even if the stock lists at lower rates than the allotment price. The risk of a discounted listing is borne by the buyer.

In case of no allotment, the sauda stands canceled. As one can see, there is a trade-off between kostak and Subject to Sauda trades and while investors can make big money in the second one, s/he gets nothing in case of no allotment. In contrast, s/he can lock a small profit by selling the application at kostak rates.

Income tax implications of grey market trades

Since the grey market is an informal market, all profits will be in the name of the IPO applicant who sold his/her application. IPO grey market trades are mostly settled in cash which means that actual trades happen in the applicant’s account. This directly puts the tax liability on the applicant.

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    • “Kostak rate is the amount an investor gets by selling his/her IPO application in grey market. This is the amount an investor stands to gain, irrespective of allotment status.”

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  7. when kostak application is sold to broker how it is settled? Is it off market or applicant sells on exchange and then settlement takes place.

  8. when kostak application is sold to broker ,how settlement takes place in case of allotment.Does it off market or applicant sells the allotted share in exchange and then settled? If that be the case who bear the tax burden?

  11. Tum log duniya ke pichhe rah jaoge.kyuki ipo ka gmp apne date to date update nai kar rahe ho.apse investor ka vishvas tutega.

  16. Good listing for Amber but nowhere close to the fake GMP many websites were claiming. IPOcentral was the closet to the actual listing price.

  17. Dear Sir/Madam,

    I hope you are having a good day. I am Raju Modhavadiya, a Retail Investor from Rajkot. I have done 2 application (600 shares x 2) for MMP Industries SME IPO with cut off price from my and my wife’s demat accounts.

    Now there were 1496250 shares for retail investor segment. For this segment, 726000 shares bid came with cut off price (i.e. Rs.188/-) and 1042200 shares bid came with price bids (i.e. Rs.186/- & Rs.187/-).

    According to my knowledge, if there is not 100% subscription with cut off price, all cut off price bidders should get allocation of shares and in this case, for MMP industries SME IPO, retail segment quota was not fully subscribed with cut off price according to information available from NSE website. Still there was no allocation of shares in both accounts.

    Please clarify on this.

    —

    Thanks
    Raju A Modhavadiya

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  23. An IPO grey market is an OTC (over-the-counter) market where stocks and IPO applications are bought and sold even before they are available on stock exchanges. IPO grey market is based on utmost trust but is neither backed by stockbrokers nor SEBI.

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  40. I’m not aware and may nobody know about how the system chooses to application to allot shares?

    I have a suggestion in which not a single lacuna could be.

    I think the allotment is based on the PAN alphabets and numbers, how? wait.

    3 Alpha & 4 Number is random on the PAN no. than if SEBI at the time of allotment announce that who’s pan has (third alpha as K) example, that person won the allotment and that PAN No’s is not enough or more than use (any two or three alpha/number) like second H,Q,R,I,E,S,Z with third K.

    This system could be helpful to stop the ambiguity in the allotment process and not required to send the details as who’s allotted or who’s not.

  42. VEDANT IS A FLOP N FAILED IPO DUE TO UNREALISTIC N UNJUSTIFIED HIGH PREMIUM AT 824-866 PRICE BAND. HOW SEBI, LEAD MANAGERS N ANCHOR INVESTORS CAN ALLOW SUCH MIND BOGGLING UNREASONABLE SKY HIGH PREMIUM ON RE. 1 SHARE ? IS IT BETTER N BIGGER THAN ITC ? LOOK AT PAYTM IPO WHICH IS CRASHING EVERY DAY N NOW BELOW 90 AGAINST ISSUE PRICE OF 2150/- IN A SHORT PERIOD. IT IS CLEAR THAT PAYTM SHARE WAS NOT WORTH 2150 AND NOT EVEN WORTH 900/- BUT SEBI BLINDLY GIVEN APPROVAL TO SALE SAHRE AT 2150/- WITHOUT ANY TENABLE & SOUND FINANCIAL THAT TOO WHEN COMPANY IS ALWAYS MAKING LOSSES. PLS STOP SUCH UNETHICAL PRACTISES TO LOOT RETAIL N BONAFIDE INVESTORS . SUCH PRACTISES WILL ONLY SPOIL MARKET SENTIMENTS AND GROWTH OF CAPITAL MARKETS

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