Any idea how one goes about buying US IPO stocks?

US stocks thread:
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/2027841

Answer:

1. for Public Offering: NO, you cannot buy because you are not an American.

2. For gray market, ie pre-IPO, you can buy even you are non-American. So you can go to secondary market or sharepost, register an account there, show proof of fund that you are worth at least 1million dollar of net-worth.
The charges are extremely high, like 5,000US$ per purchase.
So if you buy 500 shares at $45, you pay total fee of 45x500+5000=27,500$/500> $55 per share
Then again, what is $5000 if you are buying in bulk say 5,000 shares x 45$+5000 = $46 per share.

Current pricing of Fagbook.


or if you are super rich, you can check with Goldman Kuala Lumpur @ Level 45 (Suite A), Maxis Tower (no phone contact)
or Goldman Singapore (region HQ) Raffles Link Tel: +65 6889 1000

thanks for info! and no I am not super rich

So the only other way is to wait for it to list then grab at whatever price?

YES > if you believe it will rise in the future.

I'm looking at $50 as offering price, and opening at $65~70

So many times apply for IPO but still never once get..damn dissappointed