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Those who violate the rule can’t participate in future IPO allocations through Fidelity for six months.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Under normal circumstances, Cerity Partners chief market strategist Jim Lebenthal explained, IPO underwriters are incentivized to reward their most important institutional customers with allocations.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

On a single stock basis, the JPM report spotlights the top ten names with increased allocations in the last quarter.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

Each brokerage has its own process for determining allocations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

During that same period, DEA antidrug spending grew from $86 to $1,026 million, and FBI antidrug allocations grew from $38 to $181 million.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander