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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Science
Hilary Osborne

SpaceX IPO: how can I buy shares, and what are the risks?

A Falcon 9 SpaceX heavy rocket lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral
A Falcon 9 SpaceX heavy rocket lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral. Elon Musk plans to raise $75bn from the SpaceX IPO. Photograph: John Raoux/AP

It’s being billed as the biggest stock market launch in history. Shares in Elon Musk’s SpaceX are poised to be released on 12 June with a valuation of $135 (£100.84). The company plans to sell 555.6m of them, which means it will raise $75bn from the sale.

On Friday, it was reported that up to a quarter of the shares could be reserved for individual investors, rather than funds and banks. This is a bigger share than is typically the case in a large initial public offering (IPO).

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