is it possible for ordinary folks like me to be a part of this IPO and purchase a small number of shares?
Me too
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Yahoo is better than Alibaba.
P.S. Yahoo has 22% stack in Chinese based e-commerce giant Alibaba.
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Alibaba shares are different from other companies due to some chinese regulations. I just heard the covered story about it on NPR a couple of days back:
When Investors Buy Alibaba Shares, They Won’t Get What They Paid For : NPR
When Investors Buy Alibaba Shares, They Won’t Get What They Paid For
by ZOE CHACE
September 12, 2014 4:21 PM ET
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When the Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba goes public, it’s going to the biggest public offering ever. When investors buy their shares, however, they won’t be buying an ownership stake in Ali Baba’s profitable websites. Instead, they will be buying shares in a holding company based in the Cayman Islands. It’s illegal for Chinese Internet companies to accept investment from outside the country, but Alibaba has found an ingenious way to still get the $20 billion they want from outside investors.
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what i want to know is how can i actually go ahead and purchase these shares. need to set up an account etc.?
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what i want to know is how can i actually go ahead and purchase these shares. need to set up an account etc.?
You need to register to online trading platform.
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i haven't checked but would these shares be available on online for purchase by the general public? i guess most of them would be going through large purchases by big investors, institutions, private placement etc. is it really easy to get shares at the time of the IPO?
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Key questions?
Why do you want to get in on the IPO?
Do you know Alibabas market cap based in its IPO price?
What is your expected rate of return for this stock and for how long?
What is combined mkt cap of alibaba goog fb
At Mahool. Why or how is Yahoo "better" than alibaba?
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i would like to invest in alibaba with a view to get a good return in the long run.
southie, what is your opinion about this stock? also, can general public be a part of the ipo?
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If You Buy Alibaba, Be Ready for a Rough Ride - MoneyBeat - WSJ
Here is an article from a respected person Jason Zweig.
I stay away from highly hyped IPOs. But I am no expert in what alibaba does. To me what sstands out is it is valued at 168 billion - out of which offering is 24 billion I believe. So not for me. But I have no idea how it will perform.
Sid posted a good link. Best to do your research rather than jump into the hype of the dah.
Warren Buffet has 2 rules
Don’t lose money
Don’t forget rule 1
Such ipos, to me are dangerous. Maybe cause I don’t understand them.
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I just read the transcript from Sid NY link. Scary.
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Key questions?
Why do you want to get in on the IPO? Do you know Alibabas market cap based in its IPO price? What is your expected rate of return for this stock and for how long? What is combined mkt cap of alibaba goog fb
At Mahool. Why or how is Yahoo "better" than alibaba?
Wait till SEC clears Alibaba's auditors. I suspect an accounting scandal, or 'financial engineering' as you prefer to call it, might be around the corner.
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Wait till SEC clears Alibaba's auditors. I suspect an accounting scandal, or 'financial engineering' as you prefer to call it, might be around the corner.
Even without that information, the 168 billion dollar market cap scares me. (I don't know ipos enough to know how this mkt cap computed)
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There was an article in USA Today Thursday edn. States 66 to 68 IPO price is attractive. Price to earnings is 45. When Google ipoed it's ratio was abt 80. Article states stock could get bump to 82 per share.
So if a person gets in on the IPO price article states there is upside.
Personally am not interested in this game. Just posting what at article stated.
Probably most of IPO has been sold to institutional investors.
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Alibaba is in market with ticker BABA it opened at $92 and went to $99 and now back to $92
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So those who didn't get the IPO price of 66 to 68 just got suckered into buying high.
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If it goes to 34, I might go in for a speculative buy.
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Today BABA ji was down 3 points to 89. So those who bought in the open market Friday are down circa 3 or 3.2 pct.
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BABA ji may hit $150 
But transcript from sid_ny, and being chinese companay… I will not recommend it… @Wane
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Down another 2 points as we speak. So total down 5.5 pct