The Penny Stock Reform Act of 1990 (PSRA) was an attempt to curb fraudulent security issues by placing severe restrictions on initial public offerings that were priced below $5. The regulation had the cosmetic effect of reducing the number of initial public offerings priced below $5 but had no...

The Penny Stock Reform Act of 1990 (PSRA) was an attempt to curb fraudulent security issues by placing severe restrictions on initial public offerings (IPOs) that were priced below $5. The regulation had the cosmetic effect of reducing the number of IPOs priced below $5, but had no substantive...