CONTENTS CHAPTE CHAPTER 1: INDIAN CAPITAL MARKET- AN OVERVIEW WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO LISTING; 1.1 Listing: Meaning, Advantages and Disadvantages; 1.1.1: Advantages of Listing; 1.1.2 Disadvantages of Listing; 1.2 Modes of Raising Capital from Public/Kinds of Issue; 1.3 Conceptual Analysis of 'Securities'; 1.4 Initial Public Offering: An Introduction; 1.5 Players involved in the Process; CHAPTER 2; LISTING OF SECURITIES ON STOCK EXCHANGE 2. IPO Trends in India; 2.2 Role of Different players involved in the process; 2.3 Initial public offering- Analysis of Section 73 of Companies Act; 2.4 Requirements for IPQ; 2.4.3 Contents of Prospectus; 2.4.4 Analysis of provisions relating to IPOs: in different Acts, Regulations or otherwise; 2.5. SEBI's and Stock Exchange(s)' Role in Listing; 2.6 Role of Listing Authority and Credit Rating / Grading of Issues; 2.7 Available Routes for Listing of Securities; 2.8 Basis of aJ10tment and Pricing of Issue (Procedure in case of over Subscription); 2.9 Pre-Issue and Post-Issue Obligations of the Issuer; 2.9.1 Pre Issue Obligations; 2.9.2 Post-Issue Obligations; CHAPTER 3; LISTING: PROBLEMS AND PERSPECTIVES; 3.1 Issues / Problems in Listing in case of IPOs; 3.2 Performance of IPOs; 3.2.1 Why IPOs fail; 3.2.2 How scams happen; 3.3. Problems with various intermediaries in and their respective roles in IPO scams; 3.3.1 Depository System; 3.3.2 Investment Advisors/Investment Bankers; 3.4 Role of Takeover code and acquisitions/takeovers through public issue; 3.5 Problems with Central Listing Authority; 3.6 Delisting of Shares and Buy-Back; Problems and Perspectives; 3.7 Problems with Quota System in Allotment; 3.8 Evaluation of SEBI on Investors' Protection; 3.9 Bulkiness of Regulations; CHAPTER 4; LISTING, LISTING AGREEMENT AND CORPORA TE GOVERNANCE; 4.1 Analysis of Some Clauses of Listing Agreement; 4.2 Listing and Corporate Governance Independent directors and the definition of independence; CHAPTER 4; CONCLUSION/SUGGESTIONS.