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Re: NASDAQ:FB

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Post by minimax »

joe-mccann wrote: post #31

The Nasdaq will be FLOODED with orders when FB begins trading. Will be interesting to see how their systems handle every algorithmic trading machine on the planet trading FB's stock...

This isn't necessarily true. Many algorithmic trading strategies are driven by correlations between historical prices, none of which exist yet for FB.

Re: NASDAQ:FB

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Post by phillco »

tejaswiy wrote: post #26
cryptoz wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Many fewer people in North America were awake and on HN two hours ago. Timing is key.

I wonder what the optimal time is to post to HN. Do people usually wake up, check HN and then go about their day? If so, around 9-10:30AM EST? Or maybe if most HNers come from the west coast, would it be 9 - 10:30AM PST?

Yes, but, competition is fiercer. The beginning of a business day in the US is also the time when a lot of strong, interesting articles (from newspapers, blogs, etc) are being read by awakening HN'ers and then submitted. They can crowd out your post. But if you succeed, you'll enjoy strong inertia for a long time as people keep coming back when they should be working. Like right now :)

[I think; subjective analysis etc etc]

Re: NASDAQ:FB

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Post by trotsky »

throwaway1979 wrote: post #12

Someone mentioned on CNBC that he had placed an order (and seem to have gotten) 100 shares of FB via e-trade. Can retail investors (aka ... unsophisticated Joes like me) get in on the IPO allocation? I thought the initial shares were only offered to large investors (> 100K purchases). This doesn't help me for FB, but would be useful info in the future.

There are tons of Facebook shares floating around - at least partially due to the fact that they increased the offering size by 85 million shares (25%) on Wednesday. Morgan called four separate times between weds and Thursday trying to sling shares.

In general it's usually harder to get allocations but not as hard as you imagine - retail investors always seem to get some.

Re: NASDAQ:FB

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Post by lucaspiller »

shocks wrote: post #25
mkr-hn wrote: post #10

It's weird how I posted the exact same thing with a slightly different URL two hours ago and it went unnoticed: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3991295 edit: Not complaining. It seemed like an interesting accidental split test.

Look here for good times to post: http://hnpickup.appspot.com/ Hope this helps. :)

Sweet, could you add the option to change the timezone though please? (Maybe even detect mine? :D)

Re: NASDAQ:FB

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Post by mmaunder »

alecco wrote: post #29

This is like a NASCAR race, many (most?) of us watching secretly hope for a spectacular crash. It's wrong, but the potential of schadenfreude is very tempting.

I'm guilty of wishing FB a bit of schaden myself, but if they actually have a business on their hands and the market reflects that in the coming months and years, the effect is that access to capital for all of us will not be a problem for the next decade.

Think of the effect that the Google IPO has had on access to angel and other investment capital. Two of my angels are former Googlers and my previous business was a vertical search sold right after Google IPO'd.

All our destinies are in one way or another wrapped up in this little ticker symbol for the next few years.

Re: NASDAQ:FB

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Post by teoruiz »

mkr-hn wrote: post #10

It's weird how I posted the exact same thing with a slightly different URL two hours ago and it went unnoticed: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3991295 edit: Not complaining. It seemed like an interesting accidental split test.

I just went to finance.google.com myself and then thought it would be interesting to HN users and posted it right away. And to be honest I didn't check the "new" queue for already submitted links.

Regarding the accidental split test I think the "NASDAQ:FB" title is somehow more appealing.

Re: NASDAQ:FB

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Post by fauigerzigerk »

alecco wrote: post #29

This is like a NASCAR race, many (most?) of us watching secretly hope for a spectacular crash. It's wrong, but the potential of schadenfreude is very tempting.

Lots of people are waiting for a crash so they can buy it. My guess is there won't be a crash today or in the coming days. I believe it will open well in the 40s and never come even close to the offering price.
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