IPO Rocket.com

Reta asks:

say I have a GREAT idea for a business…one that is guaranteed to make millions, if not billions a year. It will cost tens of millions of dollars in start up costs to start this business. Is it possible for me to draw up a plan, and have all my costs and everything outlined…including future customers…and then offer the stock of the company as an IPO to raise the money I would need for my business?

Foster asks:

How does a person buy ipo stock ?

Rosanna asks:

I am new to the world of investing and own some EMC. I read that EMC owns VMware and is going to make 10% of it public in an IPO mid Augest. How with this effect EMC’s stock? Would it be better to get into VMware after the IPO is released?

Noma asks:

What I mean is when stock is offered for the first time for a company, can individual investors buy too?

Valencia asks:

I have been given stock options in my company which is currently private. Recently they performed a two for one split. As there is a lot of speculation regarding when the company will go public I was wondering if a company splitting their “stock” pre-IPO is any kind of indicator.

Pearlie asks:

I mean it will be good for their second public offering, more attractive stock options for the employees, be able to sell more shares of non-outstanding ones, and what else am I missing? Thanks!

Jay asks:

I know those are fairly rare these days…but how can I get a hold of stock (prior to an IPO)?

Any ideas? It sounds as if it’s the “luck of the draw” sort of thing…thanks!
what kind of money would you think one would need to put down? 10k? 25k? 100k? more?
ok thank Thin…I was told that about 30 minutes ago too by a broker…

Tommye asks:

What determines the initial value of a stock at its ipo? How much per share for visa as an example?

Jacalyn asks:

So I never traded in my life. Just graduated college with a decent income (46K) and was thinking about putting in a good amount of my savings into this VISA IPO. Now my questoin is, if I try to get fast cash like BUY AND SELL really quick and lets say it doubles. How much tax can I expect to pay?

Liliana asks:

This company came for ipo on 15th november.2007 .
when would this scrip start on the stock markets.