Question about IPO first trading day at the open

Would you say it is difficult to obtain an IPO on its first trading day right at the open?

I am playing around with some things related to IPO's, and am asking from those a bit more experienced how difficult it would be to be filled for 100-500 shares of an IPO on its first trading day right at the open.

 

You can buy at the open whatever you want. Send your order only to the primary exchange.

 

Most probably you meant at the price that they offer (initial public offering price) and I can say most of the time that possibility may be zero. For example FIT was offered at $22 but it never opened at $22 and lets say it opened at $27 and traded between $27 to $32 during the first day. You could have bought as many shares that you wanted at the open price (around $27)and not that the initial offering price of $22.

 

Are you asking if you can buy it at the IPO price or the open of trading on the NYSE or NASDAQ?

 

I am talking about the open of trading.

I understand the difference between initial offering prices and first day of trading prices. I also understand that is extremely difficult to obtain them at initial offering prices. So yes, I was referring to obtaining them within the first few seconds of first day of trading.

 

Then anyone can be included in the open.