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Do Secondary Stock Exchanges Work?

May 20, 2011
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Yesterday LinkedIn made their first initial public offering.  Previous to this initial public offering general investors were able to buy their shares on secondary stock exchanges.  This IPO validated the value that secondary exchanges can add. Private exchanges take LinkedIn victory lap By John Letzing, MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — LinkedIn Corp.’s dramatic first-day splash [...]

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Will The Government Support Small Business?

May 12, 2011
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Small business funding has a been a hot topic lately.  Recently some online private stock exchanges have popped up.  In many cases people feel that the regulations needs to be changed on small business funding.  The question is how do they change it and what type of impact will it have. SEC May Make Small [...]

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How Should Private Stock Be Regulated?

May 9, 2011
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With the fast pace growth of many private companies, the buying and selling of private stock has become a big issue.  Many people are waiting to see if the SEC is going to set new regulation on private stock. Guidance Is Sought on Private Trading of Closely Held Companies By JEAN EAGLESHAM SecondMarket Holdings Inc., [...]

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Should The Public Be Able To Buy Private Stock?

May 7, 2011
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A hot topic right now is the buying and selling of private stock.  There are so many hot companies that are opting to stay private longer.  The questions remains should common investors be able to buy and sell this stock or should it just be limited to a minimum amount of investors that are accredited. [...]

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Should Employees Be Allowed To Sell Stock?

May 5, 2011
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Co-founder of Zynga, Andy Trader is currently in a legal battle with the company over his attempt to sell some of his private stock.  With so many private companies being so hot, this may be a precedent setting situation. O’Brien: Zynga blocks co-founder’s stock sale By Chris O’Brien Social gaming leader Zynga hasn’t even gone [...]

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Is It Finally The Time For Private Exchanges?

May 3, 2011
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In 2007 Goldman Sachs created their own private stock exchange.  At the time there was not enough trading volume to keep the exchange going.  They have now teamed up with other players to work on a private exchange that has much more investors.  With trading volume coming back now may be the time to have [...]

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Are Private Stocks A Good Buy?

May 2, 2011
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With some privately held companies getting really large valuations there has been demand to purchase some of their private stock.  Many investment funds have been quietly buying up some of these shares on private stock exchanges. Buying Stocks Before They Go Public By RACHEL LOUISE ENSIGN Want to get a piece of Facebook Inc. or [...]

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Are Private Companies Hurt By Stock Sales?

April 24, 2011
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There are many people in Silicon Valley that are cashing out on their private stock.  There are many different ways that these share holders are able to sell this stock before it is made public.  In some cases these private companies are not thrilled with their stock being sold before they IPO. Silicon Valley Cashes [...]

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Angie’s List Raises Private Capital

April 18, 2011
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Angie’s List raised $53.6 million from private investors. Angie’s List Raises $53.6 Million From Investors in Private Share Offering By Ari Levy Angie’s List Inc., a service that provides recommendations for plumbers, doctors and other local businesses, raised $53.6 million from investors in a private share offering. Investors include mutual-fund company T. Rowe Price Group [...]

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Will Secondary Exchanges Change VC?

April 18, 2011
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Some venture capitalists do not think that secondary stock exchanges will change their business at all. VCs say private markets won’t push them aside By Arleen Jacobius Venture capital’s demise at the virtual hands of the private markets has been vastly exaggerated, industry insiders say. Word that Securities and Exchange Commission officials might expand trading [...]

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