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SpaceX Opens IPO Access to Retail Investors Through Major Brokerages

SpaceX will allocate shares in its initial public offering directly to retail investors through Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab, breaking from traditional IPO procedures that have long favored institutional buyers. Retail traders accessing shares through these platforms will receive allocations at identical pricing and timing as large institutional purchasers. This move represents a significant shift from conventional practice, where individual investors typically face allocation limits and purchase shares only after public trading commences, frequently at elevated prices. SpaceX plans to list on Nasdaq under ticker SPCX following an SEC filing this week. The company confidentially submitted regulatory documents in April and will conduct investor roadshows beginning June 8. Founded in 2002, SpaceX operates as NASA's primary launch partner and generates revenue through reusable rocket systems, defense contracts and its Starlink satellite internet constellation of approximately 10,000 satellites.