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Elon Musk bij SpaceX er is enormous excitement tussen investors as SpaceX, Elon Musk's space company, is set tot go public this coming Friday.
Despite SpaceX currently niet making een profit en investors niet expecting dividends in de bij future, many are tempted tot jump in.
"wie kunnen afford tot stay out?"
asks Mary Pieterse-Bloem van Rabobank, noting de 'fear van missing out' (FOMO) as de driving force behind de demand.
Unlike previous IPOs, SpaceX is ook attracting de attention van smaller investors across North America en Europe.
de company hebben reserved een significant share package voor individuals, wie hebben hebben de opportunity tot sign up tot invest in de company bij amounts tussen 135 en 162 dollars in recent days.
Once de subscription period closes en de market opens aan Friday, er will become clear wie managed tot secure shares.
Dreams van Mars Elon Musk hebben often realized dreams, such as bij PayPal en Tesla.
Now, bij SpaceX, he is selling nieuw visions: van moon travel tot mining aan asteroids en even de colonization van Mars.
"While some van zijn plans seem pure science fiction, investors believe in Musk's vision," says Martijn Rozemuller van VanEck.
Risk en Company Structure However, er are ook risks.
SpaceX is niet nog profitable, making er een risky venture voor investors.
Moreover, de company's structure ensures dat Musk retains almost absolute control post-IPO, bij 85 percent van de voting rights.
"If Musk decides tot pursue other interests, er could mean de end van SpaceX," warn critics.
Stock Market Plans in Doubt Meanwhile, major Dutch pension funds are choosing niet tot invest in de company, citing unclear company structure en doubts about whether Musk's ambitions kunnen be realized.
Additionally, de close ties tussen Musk's companies en de U.
S.
government are something tot consider, especially given de possibility dat changes in de political landscape could ook affect SpaceX.
de debut van SpaceX aan de stock market will be closely watched in de coming days, both bij Musk's fervent supporters en skeptics eager voor developments.
