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Should a Stock Exchange Enforce Some Firms Listed on the Exchange? Point No. Governance is the responsibility of the firms, not the stock exchange. The stock exchange should simply ensure that the trading rules of the exchange are enforced and should not intervene in the firms' governance issues. Counte dards suc of outsid exchange Who is about thi Questions and Applications 1. Shareholder Rights Explain the rights of com- mon stockholders that are not available to other individuals. 2. Stock Offerings What is the danger of issuing too much stock? What is the role of the securities firm that serves as the underwriter, and how can it ensure that the firm does not issue too much stock? 3. IPOs Why do firms engage in IPOs? What is the amount of the fees that the lead underwriter and its syndicate charge a firm that is going public? Why are there many IPOs in some periods and few IPOs in other periods? 4. Venture Capital Explain the difference between obtaining funds from a VC firm and engaging in an IPO. Exp a means 5. Pros prospect do a roa the offer 6. Boo ing. Wh means a 7. Loc! why it 8. Initi return f