Trade IPOs online

Thanks to the latest advances in online trading, one of the hottest, most consistent, and most lucrative investment vehicles to date is finally accessible to you, the individual investor. Once limited to venture capitalists, millionaires, and finance "experts," the chance to get in on Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) at the ground floor price is now in the hands of the persan most committed to your successful financial future-you.

Gaining an education in IPO investing will not only allow you to profit from it directly, but will provide you with eye-opening knowledge you con apply to other investment vehicles. As your overall understanding of the investment arena improves, sa will your strategizing. But getting to the cutting edge of the current Internet IPO revolution means getting informedwhich is an easier achievement thon you might think.

In this invaluable book, the authors walk you through the IPO investment process, from setting up an account to deciding what trading strategies to use once you've been allocated shares. From the basics to the pay-off, here are practical tools and strategies, and essential information that will prepare you to succeed, including how to:

• Understand the important difference between trading and investing in IPOs
  
• Organize and simplify your research Set up an online account
  
• Minimize the time it takes for you to make good investing decisions
  
• Take full advantage of the latest software, technology, and online developments to gain increased access to IPOs
  
• Determine whether or not to include a professional broker in your IPO investing activities
  
• Time your IPO purchases for optimum profit
  
• Use your newfound knowledge for success in many other investment vehicles
  

MATTHEW D. ZITO is an entrepreneur, individual investor, and IPO trader whose 1999 internal rate of return, before taxes was 715.01%. He has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Home Office Computing magazine, and the Washington Post, and is President and CEO of Ski & Sand Travel, Inc., and Skisavers.com.

MATT OLEJARCZYK is an individual investor, IPO trader, and logistics and efficiency consultant. He successfully purchased over twenty-five IPOs at the initial offering price online in 1999, resulting in an internal rate of return of 273.63% and a time-weighted return on investment of 3095.1%. He is founder of Oley Enterprises, which assists individuals and philanthropic organizations.

Together, Zito and Olejarczyk founded the ipoguys.com financial-based Web site, which is dedicated to helping educate individual investors about the new opportunities available through investing online.

Table of contents

The Internet Investing Revolution.
IPOs, the New Investment Vehicle.
IPO Performance.
Internet IPOs.
Preinvesting Preparation and Research.
Getting Started.
Why to Buy IPOs.
Secrets, Software, and Technology.
IPOs and the Future for Online Individual Investots.
Appendix.
Epilogue: IPO Surgeon General's Warning.
Notes.
IPOguys Terminology.
IPO Glossary.
Index.