so i was checking my portfolio the other day and had a weird thought. why are we all stuck tradin͏g the same public stocks while the real money gets made before companies even go public? you can trade crypto, meme stocks, whatever. but pre-IPO names like OpenAI or SpaceX-level stuff? nah, unless youve got the right connections or a seven-figure account somewhere. it's not about being smart. it's about having acces͏s.
and the lever͏age gap makes it worse. institutional guys can take leveraged positions on basically anything. retail gets crypto and maybe some ETFs if they're lucky. been looking around for something that actually addresses both.
stumbled across liq͏uid the other day, apparently you can short pre-IPO names like OpenAI from your phone at 3am. crypto, equities, commodities, all in one place too. let that sink in for a second.
not saying its a replacement for the real thing, but the access gap is finally starting to close a little.
anyone here actually managed to get exposure to pre-IPO names on the retail side? what did you use, was it worth it?