What is Facebook IPO?

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Initial public offering of Facebook - Wikipedia, the free ...

The social networking company Facebook held its initial public offering (IPO) on Friday, May 18, 2012. The IPO was the biggest in technology and one of the biggest in ...

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What are the worst case scenarios affecting share price after the Facebook IPO?

Assuming everything wrong happens or that everyone is lying or that Facebook has bought its own fantasy, what are the the worst possible outcomes for the Facebook IPO? Could it drop 100% ? Please address before IPO, during IPO, and after IPO.

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While taking a brief holiday in Moscow, Mark Zuckerberg is detained by Kremlin Spetsnaz. They blackmail...

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What would Facebook's IPO in late 2012 mean realistically for new employees hired in 2012?

For those employees hired just before and say just after the IPO? It seems like already the effects are the equity amounts are low but there's a huge cash signing bonus: How much does Facebook pay a new grad software engineer? What else?  I'm assuming...

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They will know exactly how much any stock offered to them in their compensation package is worth. Aside...

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What's the Facebook IPO worth to the bankers who take the company public?

Goldman's recent investment in Facebook likely secures them a favorable position to take the company public. What are typical IPO fees for an investment bank on a marquee public offering like this? What's the IPO worth to the bankers who win the deal...

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The bankers that take Facebook public get several benefits: 1. Underwriting fees Underwriting fees for...

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What was the software design flaw in Nasdaq application that caused the Facebook IPO debacle?

"Brokers handling Facebook (FB) orders in the May 2012 IPO claimed they lost hundreds of millions of dollars after a design flaw in Nasdaq’s software delayed the stock’s open and left them confused about whether or not they...

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There were really a few different software bugs detailed in the SEC report. Some were related to design...

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What will happen with Facebook's private shares after the IPO?

a multi part question: 1. Will these private shares be immediately available to sell on the market? e.g., Zuckerberg, Bono, et all will be able to sell their shares on IPO day at whatever the market price is 2. Is facebook actually issuing new shares...

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Q 1 & 2: -After allotment, the shares will be available for sale throgh stock exchanges. THE IPO...

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What other stocks will benefit from Facebook IPO?

I saw today that Zynga stock jumped on the filing of the Facebook IPO. What other stocks will react when the FB stock starts trading in three months? I am anticipating that none of us will have a chance at purchasing any FB stock at that time so I'm...

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This is a though provoking question. ZNGA jumped because ZNGA has a direct business relation with Facebook...

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What is an IPO underwriter and why does Facebook need 31 of them?

As above, except that for some reason my jaded side leads me to believe these 31 "banks" or whoever they are, are simply conglomerates of rich people, looking to get richer, and are connected enough to get a piece of the action. What is an...

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An underwriter (say Goldman Sachs) is the party that purchases the stock directly from the issuer (Facebook...

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What is this Facebook IPO and is it possible for me to invest in it?

I'm kinda new to this stock business and whatnot. What is this Facebook IPO I keep hearing about and is it possible for a kid like me to invest in it? I do have a decent sized savings fund.

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You won't have access to the IPO initially because that will only go to large clients of the underwriting...

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What is Facebook IPO..?

I mean i heard all week how Facebook IPO is gonna affect the whole world, but i have no idea what it is. Please share a brief explanation if you have it. Thanks.

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Facebook was a privatley owned company until early this morning when the company went public and began...

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