does a secret IPO start public trading at same time as normal IPO?

tomfakes · on Jan 31, 2014

It's probably better to call this a 'Beta IPO' filing. This is a fairly new system that allows companies to work out bugs in their filings before they open it to public viewing.

Clearly anything on Hacker News and other news outlets isn't an actual secret!

dllthomas · on Jan 31, 2014

"Clearly anything on Hacker News and other news outlets isn't an actual secret!"

But it could have been intended to be.

adventured · on Jan 31, 2014

Assuming this is a serious question: yes. The secret aspect only applies to the process leading up to the IPO.