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Old 05-17-2012, 09:16 PM
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Originally Posted by MattW View Post
How did you get in on the IPO? All the big companies are jumping on it. Can't find anyone to sell it.
If you have over X dollars in your investment account they will allow you to get in on IPO's at a discount before the are made avaialble to the public. I get a notice of upcomign IPO if I want to participate. The stock will go on sale to everyone in the morning.

It is a risk, no doubt. I will watch it very closely and hope to get out between Mon / Wen of next week.

One problem however is if you buy stock in an IPO in a pre-sale most brokerage firms like to see you hold it for at least six months or they can refuse to offer you on pre-sale terms in the future. I am going to buy some more in the AM if the price is not to crazzy and try to dump that block.
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