Einleitung -- Die Zulassung von Aktien zum Börsenhandel -- Methoden der Wertpapieremission -- Prospekthaftung nach dem Börsengesetz -- Die Entwicklung der deutschen Wertpapierbörsen -- Die deutsche Börsenstruktur in drei Phasen -- Die Untersuchung von Börseneinführungen -- Schlussbetrachtung.

In this article, we evaluate underpricing of initial public offerings (IPOs) at the Berlin Stock Exchange between 1870 and 1896. In contrast to modern data, first day returns were extraordinary low and averaged less than five percent, even during the speculative period of the early 1870s....

This study of initial public offerings (IPOs) carried out on the Berlin and London stock exchanges between 1900 and 1913 casts doubt on the received "law and finance" wisdom that legally mandated investor protection is pivotal to the development of capital markets. IPOs that resulted in official...