The stock simply begins trading on an exchange at a predetermined price, allowing current equity holders to sell their shares.Ĭoinbase's stock price initially surged in its debut, jumping from the $250 “reference price” to almost $430 in its first trading days. and the first major crypto business to list on the public markets.Ĭoinbase chose to go public through a direct listing, which is similar to an IPO but allows a company to skip the process of selling new shares and avoid having to pay underwriters.
The cryptocurrency boom officially went mainstream in April 2021 with the successful debut of Coinbase ( COIN -2.99%), the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the U.S.
While Robinhood’s future is uncertain given the threat of regulation and the controversy surrounding it, it’s a good bet that this disruptive company will continue to change the way we invest. The company did introduce crypto wallets at the end of 2021, showing that it isn’t ignoring the newest frontier in investing. Through the first three quarters of 2021, revenue jumped 126% to $1.45 billion, and funded accounts were up to 22.4 million by the third quarter of 2021, doubling on a year-over-year basis.Īfter a strong debut, however, the stock has slumped amid questions about its ability to be a major player in cryptocurrency and as some key metrics declined after the Dogecoin ( CRYPTO: DOGE) boom in the second quarter of 2021. Robinhood also has the numbers to back up the hype. Robinhood’s no-commission stock trades and easy-to-use mobile interface have brought a flood of new millennial investors into the market and helped fuel the meme stock rallies in GameStop ( GME -1.84%) and AMC Entertainment ( NASDAQ:AMC), as well as the swell in cryptocurrency prices. The disruptive online brokerage is one of the most talked-about companies in the investing world these days. Robinhood ( HOOD -2.97%) was one of the most anticipated IPOs of 2021. Although investor sentiment may be shifting with interest rates expected to rise, there are still a number of hot IPOs entering the market, and others are anticipated.Īmong the recent IPOs to watch are the following: 1. With the stock market trading at all-time highs through much of 2021, the IPO market has remained strong, carrying the momentum from the second half of 2020 when a strong rebound in tech stocks encouraged new offerings.
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