Its really difficult, if not impossible to short stocks after IPOs and completely impossible to have shorted at the exact IPO price arranged prior to the IPO. This is a brief article on why:
It is also not possible to buy put options prior to the IPO as there are some guidelines that must be met prior to being able to buy puts. On Facebook specifically, they were not offered for almost 10 days after the IPO:
http://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/05/062905.asp#axzz28...
It is also not possible to buy put options prior to the IPO as there are some guidelines that must be met prior to being able to buy puts. On Facebook specifically, they were not offered for almost 10 days after the IPO:
http://www.ise.com/assets/documents/AboutISE/PressRelease/Co...