term "leaving money on the table" refers to the situation where an investment banking house makes a very low bid for the right to underwrite a firm's new stock offering The banker is, in effect, "buying the job" with the low bid and thus not getting all the money his firm would normally earn on the job.

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The term "leaving money on the table" refers to underpricing an IPO, where the initial stock price is set too low, resulting in the company not maximizing its potential capital from the offering.

Term "Leaving Money on the Table" Refers to the Situation