alt Hacker NewsThere is a mad rush to get these IPOs out the door before the market sneezes.
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gonzalohm • today at 4:20 PM
And oh boy do they make sure everyone knows that they are doing an IPO
There is a mad rush to get these IPOs out the door before the market sneezes.
And oh boy do they make sure everyone knows that they are doing an IPO
It's more insidious than that. These IPOs aren't being rushed, they were waiting for all the pieces to be in place to force 401ks and other retirement plans to buy these IPOs.
The most recent change was the NASDAQ adopting the "fast change rule" which allows newly IPO'd companies to be listed in the index after only 15 days of trading. This rule was decided March 30, 2026 and only came into effect May 1, 2026.
The plan is to rapidly drive these prices up in the first 15 days, get the companies listed in the NASDAQ so funds are forced to purchase them at higher prices, then leave retirement accounts holding the bag.