SpaceX IPO sees massive demand but leaves retail investors with minimal share allocations
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SpaceX's highly anticipated IPO saw massive demand exceeding $250 billion against a $75 billion target, with the stock rising 27% on day one. While the IPO created over 4,000 millionaires and made Elon Musk the world's first trillionaire, retail investors were largely shut out. Brokerage apps like Robinhood and Fidelity allocated only a tiny fraction of requested shares to individual investors (e.g., 1 share out of 1,000 requested). The surge in retail interest also caused infrastructure strain and latency issues on trading platforms.
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· 3 pulledJay Ritter reported cases where Robinhood requests for 100 and 1,000 shares resulted in only one share each
Fidelity provided 10 shares after a request for 300
Retail demand was reported at $100 billion, yet mom-and-pop investors received only a tiny fraction
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