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How Do I Find IPOs and SPACs? Video Tutorial on Finding and Assessing New Companies
David Russell
November 23, 2020

There’s been a resurgence of initial public offerings (IPOs) and special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) this year. Many of these stocks are members of innovative and fast-growing industries like software, electric vehicles and biotechnology. However they can be difficult to track because they’re not always covered by traditional news sources and analysts.

TradeStation can help discover IPOs and SPACs, especially with the help of applications like Scanner and RadarScreen®. This detailed instructional video explains how to use indicators and tools to detect companies as they enter the market. It also covers using fundamental indicators to assess their financial strength and programming advanced alerts for potential trades.

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David Russell is Global Head of Market Strategy at TradeStation. Drawing on nearly two decades of experience as a financial journalist and analyst, his background includes equities, emerging markets, fixed-income and derivatives. He previously worked at Bloomberg News, CNBC and E*TRADE Financial. Russell systematically reviews countless global financial headlines and indicators in search of broad tradable trends that present opportunities repeatedly over time. Customers can expect him to keep them appraised of sector leadership, relative strength and the big stories – especially those overlooked by other commentators. He’s also a big fan of generating leverage with options to limit capital at risk.