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Young asks:

EMC’s VMWare is being touted as the biggest IPO since Google went public in 1994. I have January 2010 call options with a strike price of $17.50 on EMC. EMC is currently trading in the $19 to $20 range and word has it that the IPO will be priced between $20 and $25. Obviously we won’t be getting one share of VMWare for each share of EMC. So with each options contract being for a lot of 100 shares of stock, we can’t be getting an options contract for VMWare. So what do options investors get in the case of an IPO spin-off like this?

Cecilia asks:

With the current financial/credit mess, how well do you think the stock will do after opening bell.

Anyone know a date? Last I heard it was mid Feb.

Alverta asks:

anyone know when the date is? This would be the first stocks i’m buying. What do you guys think? What is the name of that site that you can buy online( i keep forgetting).
Also, i’ve hear that I wouldn’t be able to buy any Visa stock on the ipo date because that is reserved to large companies or other large investors. any truth to that?

Dayle asks:

Can anyone who invested money in J.A.Sweeney’s BigCoop / Ez2win tell me the latest status?

Liane asks:

Ive heard that only big investors can reserve to buy the IPO before it goes public. Im not talking about buying it when it comes out the first time. Im talking about buying it before it goes public. Thanks, please elaborate on ur answers. Thank you.

Sharmaine asks:

how do ipos work and what about shares how do i own 51% of the company and what if i dont want it on the market for trade just want investors to loan money with interest in return

Hoa asks:

Look at retarded IPO companies like WET SEAL they become millionaires and they just want to sell it all only thing is INVESTORS GET SCREWED A LOT OF TIMES.

Syble asks:

If a company offers 15% off IPO to their 20,000 inestors, and the investors are limited to get only 100 shares, thats a total of 2,000,000 stocks at -15%. off IPO. will this do any dmg to the companys stock? also how many stocks can company sell up to?

thanks

Francoise asks:

In stock market, first the money goes to company who issues it (IPO), there’s no real deposit of money in the market right?

Like wall street the only things they have is list of stocks, list of who owns by how much?

All the money goes to investor, when the stocks change hands?

10 pts. for good or detailed answer

Elly asks:

Hey guys, I just had a question regarding Visa’s IPO price. It priced at $44 a share last Wednesday. However, the price that an individual investor could buy it for started at like $58 a share. Why is that? Do others(mutual fund companies, millionnaire investors) get first dibs? I’m confused about that. Also, one other question if I may. What is this premarket and aftermarket trading stuff? I thought stocks could only be purchased during the market hours. I’d appreciate info. Thanks guys!