Can I short IPO’s?
Mathilde asks:
I am wondering if it is possible to short IPO’s on their opening day? Is this possible or is there are rule that that the stocks that can be shorted must be at least say 90 days old?
I am wondering if it is possible to short IPO’s on their opening day? Is this possible or is there are rule that that the stocks that can be shorted must be at least say 90 days old?
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You’re right. You can’t short new issues. Thats also the reason you can’t short open end funds.
why would you want to short IPO? you must be thinking about high expectation on alibaba.com correct?
It’s usually really tough to borrow shares of an IPO in order to short.