Irv DeGraw
Irv DeGraw
company fiber market pick safe
To pick a fiber optic company in the IPO market now is a safe bet.
rebound
With the rebound in the semiconductor industry, we think it'll do pretty well.
banking confusing fiction investment science throwing week
We're having a science fiction week in investment banking land. They're throwing so much out it's confusing the market.
buy clue difficult investors notorious paper people retail
Retail investors are notorious for not getting paper filings because they are difficult to obtain. Most people buy something with no clue as to what they are buying.
company field leading lion major player western
Lion was not really too big a surprise. It's a major player in its field ... the leading company in Western Europe.
good left life networking optical production second
I think there's still some life left in these second-tier optical networking sector. And by (saying) second tier I'm not being disparaging. They don't have breakthrough technology; they're just good production people.
number percent shares
I would like to think they can get in the 20 percent range, but with that number of shares it could be difficult.
break deals last market next past run sector seen strength week
We haven't seen as many of those break through deals the past two weeks, and next week is going to be more of the same. But there's a lot more strength in the biotech market than the last two week's run on the sector would indicate.
company looking
We are not used to looking at a company this good.
behind company last loony
Crayfish was the last of the real loony offerings. There was a company that really had nothing behind it.
expecting gain modest
I'm expecting a modest first day ... gain of 5 to 15 percent.
good
It's not going to set the world on fire, but it's going to be a good deal.
company expected growth profitable
Their growth has been modest, but it's the one profitable company expected to come out this week.
relatively sector small
They are in the right sector and it's a relatively small deal, so it should do okay.