WKBT
February 4, 2021 4:05 AM newsfeedback@fool.com (Dan Caplinger)
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February 5, 2021 6:59 AM
The IPO market is red-hot right now. Plenty of big-name companies have decided to come public now, and many of them are looking at some non-traditional ways to make their shares available to ordinary investors. Although traditional IPOs are still plentiful, you’re also seeing many companies choose direct listings with stock exchanges.
Another popular alternative that has taken the investing world by storm involves special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs for short. SPACs are publicly traded stocks in their own right, but their only mission is to find a suitable privately held company to merge with. By doing so, the privately held business gets to have its shares publicly traded, and early SPAC investors often get a nice payday as well as the opportunity to get in on the ground floor.
Channel3000.com
February 4, 2021 4:05 AM newsfeedback@fool.com (Dan Caplinger)
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February 5, 2021 7:03 AM
The IPO market is red-hot right now. Plenty of big-name companies have decided to come public now, and many of them are looking at some non-traditional ways to make their shares available to ordinary investors. Although traditional IPOs are still plentiful, you’re also seeing many companies choose direct listings with stock exchanges.
Another popular alternative that has taken the investing world by storm involves special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs for short. SPACs are publicly traded stocks in their own right, but their only mission is to find a suitable privately held company to merge with. By doing so, the privately held business gets to have its shares publicly traded, and early SPAC investors often get a nice payday as well as the opportunity to get in on the ground floor.