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A duopoly is really a situation where two firms control almost all of the marketplace for something or service.Duopolies could be surprisingly competitive.In the event that you remember that the cost of something or service is set solely by the best losing bid price and the cheapest losing ask price, you'll understand why a duopoly could be so competitive.Numerous inefficient competitors could have minimal affect on prices over time unless someone (the government or perhaps a band of idiotic investors) is ready to continually finance unprofitable operations within an unprofitable industry (think airlines)...

A direct public offering is when a company raises capital by selling its shares directly to what is refer to as affinity groups, unlike an IPO which are sold by a broker dealer to its customers and the general public through other broker dealers who have customers interested in buying shares in the business.In IPO's you have a firm commitment underwriting, where the underwriters promise to buy the securities for their own account if they can't sell them to clients...