An SEC-mandated window (traditionally around the registration and offering process) during which a company and its underwriters must limit public statements about the business beyond what's in the official filing, to prevent hyping the stock outside the regulated disclosure process.
The quiet period is why a company that has publicly filed to go public will often say almost nothing to the press in the weeks around its IPO — it's a legal constraint, not evasiveness. Violating it, such as an executive giving an unauthorized interview touting the business, can delay or complicate the offering, which is exactly why companies stay notably tight-lipped during this specific window and loosen up again once trading begins.
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