The tax would generate up to $2.4 trillion in over 10 years.
Eight offerings are coming up and are expected to raise $2.5 billion in proceeds.
Investor relations professionals should prepare for what's eventually inevitable: a reversion to the mean for stock prices.
"While the SEC's tick-size pilot was launched with the intent of helping investors and issuers, the outcome has been very different."
The unexpected increase suggests "plenty of inventory pain remains in the pipeline," with inventory growth continuing to outstrip sales growth.
