6 2 Investing How to buy and sell shares Where do shares come from in the first place? When a company first issues shares for sale, this is generally called a float or initial public offering (IPO). A company might float on the sharemarket as a way to raise money or to give existing owners an exit for their investment. 2 Investing How to buy and sell shares Where do shares come from in the first place? When a company first issues shares for sale, this is generally called a float or initial public offering (IPO). A company might float on the sharemarket as a way to raise money or to give existing owners an exit for their investment.
Comments Share. Zebulon Montgomery Pike (January 5, 1779 â April 27, 1813) was an American brigadier general and explorer for whom Pikes Peak in Colorado is named.
1806 Zebulon M. Pike's expedition crosses much of Kansas. 1806 Zebulon Pike sets out on an expedition to make peace among the Pawnee in Nebraska and explore the headwaters of the Arkansas River. His mission takes him into Colorado, where on Thanksgiving Day he and his party try unsuccessfully to climb the peak that bears his name.