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What is IPO lock-in?

Updated 4 November 2026

After an IPO, anchor investors must hold half their shares for 30 days and the rest for 90; pre-IPO holders 6 months (1 year on SME); promoters 18 months (3 years on SME). Selling often picks up when these end.

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• Upper circuit
• Lower circuit
• Price band
• ASM, GSM and ESM
• SME lot
• Breadth

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