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SSD's avatar

Thx for the writeup. I found them in IBKR, but will they let me buy? I'm a retail investor.

Also the minimum purchase is $200k of face value?

Thanks.

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Brian Flasker's avatar

Yes, that’s right regarding the minimum that we have heard as well. Not positive about IBKR. I know some larger banks allow you to buy them as a retail, but not sure how they are able to get around 144A

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SSD's avatar

I contacted IBKR customer service & they said I should be able to buy them. I even placed a limit order at 80 cents and the order was accepted.

Seems the price has ran away a bit to 84-85 cents now, though.

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Brian Flasker's avatar

Yep it’s up a decent amount now

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SSD's avatar

Could you share which larger banks are allowing retail to buy? Just curious, thanks...

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Russell A's avatar

whats the cusip?

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Murphys Laws's avatar

Aren't these are Rule 144A and not for retail?

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Brian Flasker's avatar

Yes believe it is 144A.

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Duh wun's avatar

Bummer being 144A. I was ready to tax loss harvest my equity position and get into this… still, great breakdown.

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Brian Flasker's avatar

Might still be some ways to buy it. Some folks are saying there’s a 200K minimum via some brokers. Unclear to me how they get past the 144 a reg issue, but I’m not super knowledgeable on it.

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Duh wun's avatar

I’ll call around to see if there are any workarounds. Thanks for the additional heads up.

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