IPO trading
Get in at the ground floor of company listings with us, an award-winning provider.1Trade the IPO on the day of the IPO.
Start trading today. Call +971 (0) 4 5592108 or email sales.ae@ig.com. Our sales team is available from 8:00am to 6:00pm (Dubai time), Monday to Friday.
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React to IPO volatility on the go
Use the UK’s best web-based platform and mobile trading app to trade from wherever you are1
Trade newly listed shares on margin
Make your capital go further by trading on margin, opening your position with a deposit
Take your position from day one
Trade or invest in the company’s shares on the secondary market as soon as it’s fully listed
Make use of our best execution
Your orders will be filled in 0.013 seconds from submission, in line with our best execution policy
Keep up to date on the latest IPOs
Read news and analysis on upcoming IPOs from our in-house team of experts
How can you get exposure to an IPO?
- Invest in the company’s shares by stock trading
- Trade on the company’s share price with CFDs
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Enjoy flexible access to 17,000 global markets, with reliable execution
- Deal seamlessly, wherever you are
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1. Learn how IPOs work
Discover everything you need to know in our guide to IPOs.
2. Choose an IPO
Explore upcoming IPOs with news and analysis from our in-house experts.
3. Decide whether to trade or invest
Learn about the differences between trading and investing..
4. Open an account
Choose between a stock trading account or leveraged trading account.
5. Build your IPO strategy
Make sure you know when you plan to take profits and cut losses.
6. Open your first position
Place your trade or invest with our best commission rates.2
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An IPO is the traditional way for a company to go public. IPOs can increase sales revenues and profit because listing on a stock exchange helps to increase a company’s exposure.
For investors and traders, an IPO can be a great way of buying shares in a company – or taking a position on its price movements.
With us, you’ll be able to trade the stock once it’s fully listed.
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Can I make a profit trading initial public offerings (IPOs)?
Yes, you can make a profit trading initial public offerings if you correctly predict share price movements. However, if your prediction is incorrect, you’d incur a loss.
You’ll use CFDs to speculate on share price movements after the stock has listed. When utilising these financial derivatives to trade with us, you’d use leverage. While this means that you only need a small deposit – called margin – to open your position, your potential profits and possible losses will also be magnified to the full value of the position. Making it vital to manage your risk properly.
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You could also profit from an IPO if you buy shares outright through our stock trading platform and they rise in value, but you’d take a loss if you sell your shares for less than what you bought them for.
What are the risks of trading or investing in an IPO?
While there are risks involved in any trading or investment activity, IPOs have additional risks. These include:
- Not being adequately informed with important company information that might affect share prices, eg ongoing legal cases and intellectual property that isn’t patent protected.
- A short to no trading history to inform trading decisions.
- Market expectations not being met due to inflated estimations.
- Companies not meeting their target market cap.
Is it a good idea to invest in an IPO?
Can I trade or invest in shares before the IPO?
What’s the difference between trading and investing?
Trading and investing are different in many ways. Financial derivatives such as CFDs allow you to trade without owning the underlying asset.
Remember, you’ll trade using leverage, meaning that you’ll only commit a fraction of the full value of the trade to open your position. While your initial outlay is reduced significantly, both profits and losses will be magnified to the full value of the trade, making it important to manage your risk properly.
Leverage isn’t available on investments. When you invest in IPOs with us, you’ll own the underlying company shares, gaining voting rights as well as eligibility to receive dividends (if paid by the company). You can also make a profit if you sell your shares at a higher price but if the share price is lower when you sell them, you’ll incur a loss. However, you’d never lose more than your initial outlay as losses on investments are capped at the full value of your trade (excluding any additional fees).
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