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.
A+E Networks. Approaching the Colorado foothills of the Rocky Mountains during his second exploratory expedition, Lieutenant Zebulon Pike spots a distant mountain peak that looks âlike a small blue cloud.â The mountain was later named Pikeâs Peak in his honor.