The term "leaving money on the table" refers to the situation where an investment bank 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 a situation where a company prices its IPO too low, resulting in a significant price increase on the first day of trading, meaning the company could have raised more capital.

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