Chapter 184 Microsoft Corporation Goes Public

Time, March 1, 1986. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

9:00am EST.

Location, Washington.

Today's NASDAQ stock exchange is particularly lively, and Jordan Belfort has managed to get here today. After all, he is not an employee of any brokerage or investment company, but just an ordinary person who graduated from a dental university, and should not be qualified to enter here.

"Hey, hey, man."

He patted a professional investor on the shoulder: "Excuse me, the auction for new shares is about to start, and I have to use a machine." ”

Of course, the young man was talking about the electronic bidder, the tall and thin Planck frowned, but his eyes swept over Jordan's cheap suit: "Newcomer, right?" Do you know how to use this thing? ”

"Oh man, you're kidding."

Jordan had already seized a favorable position as he spoke, after all, today was a special day, and there were investors guarding the bidder everywhere: "This electronic device has been in the exchange for several years, how can I not use it?" ”

Planck squirmed his lips silently, as an old man who had been in the business for thirty years, he really wouldn't use this kind of new thing, but this kind of humiliation must not be exposed in front of a rookie in a rookie suit.

"You just said that the bidding for new shares is running for ......"

"That's right, sir, Microsoft Corporation's IPO!"

Jordan was excited to operate the machine, he was ready, just waiting for the bidding time to come: "This is an IT company with unlimited potential, my home computer is just installed, it's really great to use!" ”

Without leaving Planck's weakness, he was somewhat annoyed: "Oh silly boy, this is nothing to be excited about, the stock market is not good right now." Don't look at Microsoft's issue price of 21 yuan, the opening price can't be high. ”

"Oh sir, that's hard to say."

Jordan waved his hand very proudly, and his voice was indeed loud because he was not tall: "Do you know who my client is?" It's the director who filmed "The Terminator", James Cameron! How can the new stocks seen by a character like him be a money-losing product? ”

Moving out of Cameron's name really made Planck flurry. "The Terminator" is a good movie, he took the time to watch it, and Warner's stock even rose a lot because of it.

But he said, "What happened to Cameron? He's just a film director, and stock trading is another area. ”

As he spoke, the time was almost up, and he was busy bidding in front of another machine: "Even if it's a stock in the IT world, look at me...... IBM, my clients have made millions on the difference! ”

"Of course everyone knows the value of old stocks."

Jordan skillfully maneuvered the machine, the name of the client, James Cameron, the amount invested, 100,000 dollars. In the end, it is a famous director who has made a lot of money from "Terminator", and his hands and feet to buy stocks are not small. Ordinary people want to come up with 100,000 yuan in cash, but they have to take out a loan for their cars and houses, but he said that this is just a test of water!

"But the magnitude of the increase in new shares is the biggest gamble in the world!"

As he spoke, he used all of Cameron's $100,000 to buy Microsoft stock.

At this moment, Wall Street investors who are paying attention to the new stock listing do not know how many.

There are people like Planck who are staring at bull stocks, and there are people like Jordan who plan to gamble with a new stock listing.

Since its inception in 1971, the NASDAQ index has grown from an initial 100 points to more than 300 points after more than ten years of development, attracting almost all new technology companies over the years.

Anyone with some foresight knows that the potential for this exchange will be much greater than that of the New York Stock Exchange, which has been famous for a long time.

The time is about to reach 9:30am, which is the time of opening.

"It's pathetic."

In the office of Goldman Sachs' investment department, an ordinary trader laughed: "Almost no one is buying Microsoft shares, and the opening price is falling." ”

"There's still time to leave the plate!?"

"There were eight minutes left, but no one was bidding."

Manager Brown was walking briskly towards him: "Morgan Stanley doesn't have it either?" To what extent has it fallen? ”

"Yes boss, there are almost no institutions bidding on Microsoft shares, and the issue price is ...... Oh my God, they've all fallen a dollar! ”

A big news came before the opening of the market, Microsoft shares, which had an issue price of up to $21, were actually opening for less than a dollar because there was no bidding!? ”

"Isn't anyone bullish on this stock?"

Brown touched his chin: "Microsoft's operating system is obviously selling well, because there is a mountain of IBM?" It's all guys who don't see rabbits and don't scatter eagles, those brokers ......"

Suddenly, it was this kid who stared at the computer and shouted: "One hundred thousand! There is a single bid of 100,000 yuan! Is this going crazy? The initial share of the entire company is only two million, right, and you have to buy one-tenth of it at a time!? ”

Blond didn't say a word: "Then let's buy it quickly!" Someone must have realized that this stock is about to skyrocket, and all the customers of the Union who may be interested, what are you waiting for!? ”

In fact, the sound of the phone has not stopped from the beginning, and throughout the office, there are scenes of traders making calls to customers, which is even more lively and noisy than Times Square.

As soon as the bell rings at nine o'clock, all the people have to prepare for the opening, and half past nine is the arrival of the real high tide, and they must be busy until noon to take a break. It can be said that in this huge market with no limit on increase and fall, countless shocking news may be born every day!

"Buy Now...... Oh my God, Microsoft's opening price has fallen to eight cents, I guess their boss is going to die of depression, right? ”

"It's going to be depressing, but if it rises in the intraday, it's no problem, continue to buy, it's all low to this level anyway."

The Nasdaq trading floor is also showing the process of call auction, and I don't know how many people are watching this scene, because no one has bought it, the $21 issue price of Microsoft stock has plummeted, and it is not until about eight cents that institutions start to buy it.

"If you see it, I'll just say that this stock is not good."

Looking at the crazy momentum of IBM's call auction on the side, Planck smirked and said, "No one buys it at all!" ”

Jordan didn't speak, just smiled calmly.

In fact, he has been paying attention to the call auction, and he also noticed that it was after he threw Cameron's 100,000 yuan into it that major institutions began to try to buy Microsoft shares, but the amount was not very high, and the opening price could be determined.

Then, it's time to open.

Countless people are staring at the electronic display screen, staring at the stock they like.

Planck looked proudly at IBM's column, waiting for the basic fixed income value every day before starting.

Jordan is staring at the IPO area.

At 9:30am, it arrived.

"It's up, it's up, Microsoft's stock is starting to go up!"

In the trading hall of the loud bank, the trader who had just put a large amount of money into it yelled.

"Initial price, eight cents!"

"The second second of the opening, nine cents!"

"The third second, the third second, it's ten cents!"

"Fifth, fifth, seventh, fourteen cents!"

You can't look at the amount itself, but the degree of increase, from the initial eight cents to the current fourteen cents, the net increase is as high as six cents, and the increase is as high as 75%, and that's just ......

"Ten seconds of results!"

"Oh my God, it's going straight up, Microsoft's stock is going straight up!"

It is no longer obvious that in the face of new stocks, almost all well-known brokerages and investment institutions are waiting and seeing. But seeing a 100,000 yuan quota injected, and then the opening rose slightly, a large amount of money was immediately thrown in!

"How many lots have you traded?" Hurry up and buy now, keep an eye on those fools who are in a hurry to sell, hurry up and buy! ”

"Telephone call! Reach out to all the clients you can reach out to and be sure to make them want to buy the stock! ”

"75% increase in ten seconds! Oh my God! ”

Not to mention Goldman Sachs Bank, led by Morgan Stanley, ********, and Citigroup, a number of veteran investment banks have special personnel responsible for keeping an eye on new stocks. I saw that in the entire NASDAQ market, a green line has almost no inclination, and at the height of the Tower of Babel, it has broken through to the extent that other new stocks are out of reach!

"Wow! Behold, sir, look! ”

Jordan happily stood under the display, the wonderful green numbers were rising like crazy, and in just ten minutes after the market opened, Microsoft's opening price increased from eight cents at the beginning to eighty cents in an instant. Ten minutes, ten times more!

"Damn it!"

Planck's face was a little uneasy, he was staring at IBM stock, and he was staring at Microsoft. Of course, the blue giant was not frustrated by Microsoft's new share issuance, on the contrary, because Microsoft announced a new cooperation with IBM as early as last year, so when its shares were listed, IBM's stock price was also rising.

That's a good thing, but it's not so bad that it's worse than Microsoft's tenfold increase in 10 minutes.

"No, you have to hang up the phone immediately, Microsoft's momentum is simply terrible, and we must not lose such a good opportunity!"

Planck, realizing the opportunity, went mad and dared to go to the phone booth.

Almost all U.S. investors hand over their funds to professional investment institutions, and various traders buy and sell on their behalf. But there are only those exchanges, and of course all traders from all institutions cannot come to live trading, and there will inevitably be a delay effect of information in the background.

"Sure enough, watching the stock price fluctuate on the spot, that's what you should do!"

Jordan himself was surprised that Microsoft's roller coaster was a little too big. From the issue price of $21, no one bided, and the result was only eight cents at the opening, which was a matter of ten minutes. Then when the market opened, this magical stock actually rose from eight cents to eighty cents, and it rose tenfold in a flash, which is more exciting than anything else!

You know, without his $100,000, other agencies don't know how long they will have to wait and see! (To be continued.) )