Sir-Tunechi:

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The outstanding performance on twitter's IPO (up by 73% above its IPO price of $26) can be attributed to some of the following:

Trading for Twitter's stock is under the supervision of[b] Barclays Capital[/b]. Twitter hired the bank to be its "designated market maker." A DMM supervises the trading of a company's stock. He or she is an experienced trader in charge of ensuring that buying and selling go smoothly. If trading becomes volatile, the DMM can step in and buy shares using his or her firm's own money.

DMMs are especially important the day a company goes public, because the DMM coordinates between Twitter, the company's investment banks and NYSE's floor traders to get a stock trading. If technical problems arise, the NYSE uses DMMs to bypass electronic trading systems, allowing humans to trade a company's stock. That is not possible on all-electronic stock exchanges such as the Nasdaq, which had technical problems during Facebook's IPO last year.

Barclays' role as Twitter's DMM does not mean it is in charge of the entire IPO process. That role falls to Twitter's investment banks: Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Chase.

fckyourman: Where can i buy

If you have an account with an online brokerage, and you'd like to invest in Twitter at the IPO price, call and ask. TD Ameritrade is allowing investors to express interest in the owning Twitter shares, although, at this time it cannot disclose how many shares it will get. If you're a customer of Fidelity, the brokerage firm was allowing customers to express interest in investing in Twitter up through the cutoff on Monday.

•Buying through a mutual fund. Many large technology mutual funds will probably be offered Twitter shares at the IPO price. Since the shares haven't been sold yet, mutual fund companies have not yet disclosed their plans, so it's more or less a guessing game

Note:

To calculate its value, the AP is using 694.8 million shares that Twitter is expected to have outstanding after the IPO, counting restricted shares and stock options it plans to issue to employees. At the $26 IPO price, the value was more than $18 billion.

The company is offering 70 million shares in the IPO, plus an option to buy another 10.5 million. If all shares are sold, the IPO will raise $2.09 billion, making it the biggest IPO for an Internet company since Facebook raised $16 billion last year.

Hence: 694.8 + 70 = 764.8 million shares x $26 (IPO price) = $19.88 billion (Valuation)

Caveat:

Of course, Facebook made its debut with high hopes, only to see its stock fall below the IPO price by the second day of trading. Twitter has valued itself at just a fraction of Facebook and sought to cool expectations in the months and weeks leading up to the offering.

Tech stocks are very volatile but very profitable to the founders, employees (with stock options), venture capitalists and angel investors.

Risk Factor:

Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described below, together with all of the other information in this prospectus, including “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our consolidated financial statements and related notes, before making a decision to invest in our common stock. The risks and uncertainties described below may not be the only ones we face. If any of the risks actually occur, our business, financial condition, operating results and prospects could be materially and adversely affected. In that event, the market price of our common stock could decline, and you could lose part or all of your investment.

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1418091/000119312513390321/d564001ds1.htm

hisableplc:

Well it means you can make money from the social media wallet rather than just tweeting and waisting ur mb

oh cool...so i can buy shares in the company ryt?

waiting for Seun's IPO.

More information from their S-1 (Prospectus) : http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1418091/000119312513390321/d564001ds1.htm

Risks Related to Our Business and Our Industry:

1. If we fail to grow our user base, or if user engagement or ad engagement on our platform decline, our revenue, business and operating results may be harmed.

2. If our users do not continue to contribute content or their contributions are not valuable to other users, we may experience a decline in the number of users accessing our products and services and user engagement, which could result in the loss of advertisers and revenue.

3. We generate the substantial majority of our revenue from advertising. The loss of advertising revenue could harm our business.

4. If we are unable to compete effectively for users and advertiser spend, our business and operating results could be harmed.

5. Our operating results may fluctuate from quarter to quarter, which makes them difficult to predict.

6. User growth and engagement depend upon effective interoperation with operating systems, networks, devices, web browsers and standards that we do not control.

7. If we fail to expand effectively in international markets, our revenue and our business will be harmed.

8. We have a limited operating history in a new and unproven market for our platform, which makes it difficult to evaluate our future prospects and may increase the risk that we will not be successful.

9. We have incurred significant operating losses in the past, and we may not be able to achieve or subsequently maintain profitability.

10. Our business depends on continued and unimpeded access to our products and services on the Internet by our users and advertisers. If we or our users experience disruptions in Internet service or if Internet service providers are able to block, degrade or charge for access to our products and services, we could incur additional expenses and the loss of users and advertisers.

I am in Nigeria.So how can i buy the shares of twitter

The first 5million buyers are the ones that will make real profit. The first 24hrs is the most critical moment to buy and sell the whole sh..it, Tech shares are not reliable, once it collapse, that's the end.

How I wish.

Continuation:

Risks Related to Our Business and Our Industry:

11. Our new products, services and initiatives and changes to existing products, services and initiatives could fail to attract users and advertisers or generate revenue.

12. Spam could diminish the user experience on our platform, which could damage our reputation and deter our current and potential users from using our products and services.

13. If we fail to effectively manage our growth, our business and operating results could be harmed.

14. Our business and operating results may be harmed by a disruption in our service, or by our failure to timely and effectively scale and adapt our existing technology and infrastructure.

15. Action by governments to restrict access to our products and services or censor Twitter content could harm our business and operating results.

16. If we are unable to maintain and promote our brand, our business and operating results may be harmed.

17. Negative publicity could adversely affect our business and operating results.

18. Our future performance depends in part on support from platform partners and data partners.

19. We focus on product innovation and user engagement rather than short-term operating results.

20. Our international operations are subject to increased challenges and risks.

Continuation:

Risks Related to Our Business and Our Industry:

21. Our products and services may contain undetected software errors, which could harm our business and operating results.

22. Our business is subject to complex and evolving U.S. and foreign laws and regulations. These laws and regulations are subject to change and uncertain interpretation, and could result in claims, changes to our business practices, monetary penalties, increased cost of operations or declines in user growth, user engagement or ad engagement, or otherwise harm our business.

23. Regulatory investigations and settlements could cause us to incur additional expenses or change our business practices in a manner materially adverse to our business.

24. Regulatory investigations and settlements could cause us to incur additional expenses or change our business practices in a manner materially adverse to our business.

25. If our security measures are breached, or if our products and services are subject to attacks that degrade or deny the ability of users to access our products and services, our products and services may be perceived as not being secure, users and advertisers may curtail or stop using our products and services and our business and operating results could be harmed.

Continuation:

Risks Related to Our Business and Our Industry:

26. We may face lawsuits or incur liability as a result of content published or made available through our products and services.

27. Our intellectual property rights are valuable, and any inability to protect them could reduce the value of our products, services and brand.

28. We are currently, and expect to be in the future, party to intellectual property rights claims that are expensive and time consuming to defend, and, if resolved adversely, could have a significant impact on our business, financial condition or operating results.

29. Many of our products and services contain open source software, and we license some of our software through open source projects, which may pose particular risks to our proprietary software, products, and services in a manner that could have a negative effect on our business.

30. We may expend substantial funds in connection with the tax liabilities that arise upon the initial settlement of RSUs in connection with this offering, and the manner in which we fund that expenditure may have an adverse effect on our financial condition.

Continuation:

Risks Related to Our Business and Our Industry:

For more visit: http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1418091/000119312513390321/d564001ds1.htm

It is important for investors to read their S-1 (prospectus) or seek professional advise before committing their funds.

Persin no understand jere. Seh i go just go meet my stockbroker and chant-give me twitter shares or wetin? Haha...see as i dey look and read misery...

Our ogas..pls explain as if you wan persuade mechanic say make hin buy

Indeed, good news!

When is Nairaland going to sell her IPO

Who wants to buy twitter shares there? Lol. Brokers won't sell you shares, its the company that will do that through agents like banks.. They made loss and now they went public, they need ur money to survive and trust me they'll always win. they initially planned $17 but ended up starting with $26 it sky rocketed to $45... We could see it move high and then otondos will buy. Then they will crash it..... Its a set up, facebook started with a bigger IPO, they started small so yall little investors will buy and make some cash but not for too long. But why do I care, even if I wana participate it be in a secondary environment where liquidity is fast and risk is flexible TWTR. Hello hisableplc and invertedhammes bomb dey FTA? Why una vanish

abbeymighty: When is Nairaland going to sell her IPO

NL not big enough. You want make seun carry una money run?

OliverPin: Who wants to buy twitter shares there? Lol. Brokers won't sell you shares, its the company that will do that through agents like banks.. They made loss and now they went public, they need ur money to survive and trust me they'll always win. they initially planned $17 but ended up starting with $26 it sky rocketed to $45... We could see it move high and then otondos will buy. Then they will crash it..... Its a set up, facebook started with a bigger IPO, they started small so yall little investors will buy and make some cash but not for too long. But why do I care, even if I wana participate it be in a secondary environment where liquidity is fast and risk is flexible TWTR. Hello hisableplc and invertedhammes bomb dey FTA? Why una vanish

I am fully ready to trade twtr, look underneath you will see hey have a future...updates coming soon it will still rise beyond that but am waiting for a little retracal so we can join d train

I no run bro i just lay low dey observe ni still with you guys in spirit

Update so far........it was a success though

For those who are interested in making money from twitter without spending a dime can follow this steps and you will smile at the end of the deal....
I have gotten mine and am on now.

AvaTrade Offers Free Twitter Shares to New Users as IPO Looms
Business Wire AvaTrade
November 4, 2013 3:41 AM

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Leading online broker AvaTrade is marking the upcoming Twitter IPO by offering free shares in the social networking site to new traders.

The Dublin-based firm will promote a $50 no-deposit offer with a major campaign aimed at publicising its ever-expanding line of instruments to novice traders.

Beginning two weeks before the IPO, new users will be invited to submit their email address to register for the offer. In return they will receive a coupon code to open a new account and receive their trading bonus. The bonus can then be used to trade Twitter Inc. CFDs or any of AvaTrade’s 200+ Forex and CFD instruments.

AvaTrade is offering 10:1 leverage on Twitter share CFDs, allowing customers to trade up to 25 shares worth as much as $500 with their bonus without risking any capital. The offer is limited to 10,000 customers and, in total, AvaTrade will distribute up to 250,000 free Twitter shares.

AvaTrade Chief Commercial Officer Keith Goldson said: “IPOs for companies with strong brand recognition such as Twitter present an excellent opportunity to reach people who may never have considered whether trading is for them. These events bring the excitement of the financial markets to the centre of public conversation

With this, our first no-deposit offer, we’re giving those people an opportunity to find out how enjoyable and potentially profitable online Forex and CFD trading can be without taking an immediate risk with their money.”

Find out more about the AvaTrade Twitter campaign http://www.avatrade.com/twitter.

About AvaTrade

AvaTrade is one of the world’s most popular Forex and CFD trading brokers, offering one-click FX, commodities, indices, stocks, and bonds trading. The past year has seen the Ava Group win multiple awards, including Most Trusted Forex Broker and Best Affiliate Program. AvaTrade is fully regulated in the European Union, Australia and Japan.


Contact:
AvaTrade
Etoile Vizman
+1 646 335 0738 (Ext. 2106)

hisableplc: So far so good bought some twitter ipo yesterday at $39.70 and am 32 units up today at the price $42.95 am hoping it knocks 45.60

finally it got there yesterday, beautiful! about 9pm before market we keep our fingers crossed and see how we trade back to $26