Which of the reasons for the existence of IPO underpricing are correct: To help...

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Which of the reasons for the existence of IPO underpricing are correct:

  1. To help allocate the market price premium in the Goodwill account.
  2. To help attract average investors who are otherwise unwilling to participate, as they know that on average they would earn a negative return due to the 'winner's curse.'
  3. To help the underwriters take care of their customers who quoted well calculated valuations during the road show for the order book.
  4. To reduce the SEC filings and to reduce the updates to the Prospectus.
  5. The owners of the firm going through an IPO want the shares of their firms to be underpriced.

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