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.
Zebulon Pike. The American explorer and soldier Zebulon Pike was born in Lamberton (now a part of Trenton), New Jersey, on the 5th of January 1779, son of Zebulon Pike (1751-1834), an officer in the American army. He entered his father's company as a cadet about 1794, and became an ensign (or second lieutenant) in 1799 and first lieutenant in the same year.