Following interest from companies like Spotify, the New York Stock Exchange last week received SEC approval to list companies on the Exchange even if they are not conducting an IPO. These direct listings, sometimes known as self-filings, already are permitted on the Nasdaq. The Exchange...

IPO alternatives appear to be alive and well as we learn from press reports that unicorn music service Spotify may go public through a "self-filing." In my first book, over 10 years ago, I talked at length about the potential value of this very straightforward...