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FaceBook Under $38 As Artificial Underwriter Support Ends

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/21/2012 08:14 -0400

About Face(book) took all of 24 hours. The FaceBook $38/share support freebie courtesy of Morgan Stanley is now gone. As of moments ago the stock was well below its IPO price and sliding. The humiliation for a Zuckerpunched Morgan Stanley, which is now funding its $70 million IPO fee with hundreds of millions in sales and trading losses, and which is scrubbing any mention of the FaceBook IPO from its pitchbooks, and of course the NASDAQ, is just soaring by the minute.

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Mon, 05/21/2012 - 08:16 | 2446893 ihedgemyhedges

Zuck got married Saturday. That'll suck the life out of any entrepreneur. Stock showing it now............

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 08:19 | 2446900 dannyboy

Ahh.. the problem with this cliff is there is no ambulance at the bottom.

I'll see ya all there.

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 08:22 | 2446911 THX 1178

faceplant

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 08:25 | 2446924 Lost My Shorts

Ya, only the in-crowd got shares at the offer price. The rabble had to wait to buy it cheaper on Monday.

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 08:32 | 2446938 GetZeeGold

Zuck got married Saturday.

I'm guessing he didn't consult his financial planner about that.

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 08:51 | 2447006 t_kAyk

No, but I bet she did.

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 09:22 | 2447099 Fish Gone Bad

Anyone who did not get in at $38 can now buy all they want.

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 09:31 | 2447126 malikai

This suckerberg is going down.

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 09:48 | 2447203 toady

Yep, it's true price discovery day. No artificial props today!

So what will it be? 28? 18? 8?

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 10:50 | 2447516 malikai

I think 8 is a good selling price.

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 09:22 | 2447100 GMadScientist

Unless the pre-nup leaves her nothing but shares! LOL

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 08:45 | 2446987 TheAntiBen

Sadly, telling a Billionaire he's not as rich today just doesn't make me feel better.

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 08:25 | 2446921 Colombian Gringo

Of course it is dropping. FB was grossly overpriced at 100 times earnings! And I guess they forgot to mention that the Chinese market is closed to them. Oooooops.

But don't worry, Zuckerberg will have more than enough funds to hoover up coke through that semitic honker.

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 08:34 | 2446944 aerojet

They should have IPO'ed at $5.

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 08:33 | 2446941 bank guy in Brussels

Re the Facebook founder's wedding, Jim Kunstler in his 'Clusterf*ck Nation' column:

« Mark Zuckerberg ... set himself up for one of fate's great pranks as FB stock goes to 99 cents while he's still on his honeymoon »

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 08:45 | 2446990 AUD

It'd be a laugh if he couldn't pay his bill at the luxury hotel.

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 08:49 | 2447000 spanish inquisition

Well, they don't have to worry about workers leaving because they are too rich anymore. Of course they aren't gonna be buying cars, yachts, mansions or jewelry. Fade all of that play, Bugatti to Buick maybe.

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 09:59 | 2447267 RECISION

And CaliFORNia, don't forget them...

Wonder how this will hit their projected tax take...

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 08:55 | 2447022 mendigo

Sounds like he has cashed-out.
Good for him
He can pretend to drive this horse while making other plans.

For the dumb money it will be raining pain for a while I suspect.
Who really bought this thing - even retail is not that dumb (well have not yet heard from roboT yet).
It smells of other-peoples-money.

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 17:08 | 2448855 TraderTimm

I give the union about 1.5 years until she figures out 50% of SOMETHING is better than 50% of NOTHING. Perhaps even sooner, depending on the 'market'.

The best part about all of this is how it is deflating the over-hyped 'Social' marketing meme. Thank you, Facebook, thank you very much!

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 08:17 | 2446894 GetZeeGold

Artificial Underwriter Support Ends

Who ordered that......seems almost like suicide to me!

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 08:21 | 2446909 Oh regional Indian

Given that we are just entering the age of Aquarius (water bearer), I suppose we will all be underwater soon enough.

FB leads the way.

FlounceBook, FlopTook, FleeceHook...

Fun-der-water! ;-)

ori

wisdom-for-warriors-6

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 08:26 | 2446927 t_kAyk

Learn to swim...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neGdoqsuiN8

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 08:50 | 2447008 THX 1178

+1 for anything Tool.

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 09:24 | 2447107 GMadScientist

$38 is not the rock I.....thought it would be...

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 08:18 | 2446897 Dineroguru

Good thing MS has a strong balance sheet...lol

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 08:19 | 2446901 evolutionx

FAcebook crashes

realtime price Frankfurt

http://www.mmnews.de/index.php/boerse/10087-facebook-unter-30

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 08:20 | 2446902 ZippyBananaPants

So, now is obviously the time to buy!

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 08:21 | 2446913 GetZeeGold

I haven't turned on CNBC yet....but I'm guessing the answer to that is yes.

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 09:46 | 2447188 azzhatter

It's a laugher, Cramer is walking away from it, saying he never pumped it. Carl Queertinella says they "warned" everyone. Laughable.

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 08:23 | 2446920 Oh regional Indian

Actually NOW is when we'll see the real manipulation Zippy., Dangerous stock. Remember how Gropeon climbed inspite of everything? Or NetFlux?

This will be the most irrational stock, dangerous.

ori

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 08:20 | 2446904 battle axe

Screw Facebook. Everyone saw them breaking lower, and the sheep get fleeced again. MSM bullshit hype.

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 08:21 | 2446907 Dr. Engali

Well at least for a moment we had 1000 new millionaires. Oh well easy come easy go.

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 08:27 | 2446932 GetZeeGold

Like a million voices screaming out in terror......and then.......silence.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djZFHTa6TfA

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 09:31 | 2447125 Morrotzo

You noticed that too? I talked about the voices of muppets and California pension funds screaming out in terror and being suddenly silenced.

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 08:22 | 2446915 LoneStarHog

But...but...what about the grandkids of MillionDollarBonus?...What stories (nightmares?) will they have to endure, now?...Oh! The humanity!

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 08:22 | 2446916 Politeyx

Do I detect a hockey stick in that graph? Looks like the "Bookers" are about to "face" a little reality.

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 08:23 | 2446919 Comay Mierda

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 08:25 | 2446925 Gief Gold Plox

Zuckerberg should have gone to Goldman. They've got some self-shorting experience.

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 08:27 | 2446931 slackrabbit

Glorious!!!

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 08:28 | 2446933 Bazinga

A number of people I work with were talking about "having to buy FB" when it became public. When asked if I was going to buy I demurely said "No". Now they see why...

Mwa ha hahahahahhaha!

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 09:10 | 2447066 junkyardjack

A lot of the people that I know that said that didn't even have a trading account to buy stocks. Usually if I asked them anything about how much were they going to buy or why their next question would be what do I need to buy stocks? The cause of the Facebook fail was that there are not enough idiots left in the market to buy on hype anymore...

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 08:32 | 2446936 Cosimo de Medici

Zuckerberg got married Saturday, and in 30 minutes of Monday pre-market activity his net worth is already down $600 million.

Does that mean in a State like California, she owes him $600 million in a Monday afternoon annulment?

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 08:34 | 2446943 SheepDog-One

Zuckerberg got married huh, gee who's the lucky guy I wonder?

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 08:34 | 2446948 GetZeeGold

No way he got married in Cali......that's full tilt retard there.

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 08:45 | 2446989 bdc63

He got married in his back yard in Menlo Park ... guests that came thought they were attending an IPO party.

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 08:31 | 2446937 EclecticParrot

For what it's worth, Grasso suggested underwriters wouldn't likely support pre-market, but might after it opens. Given the 37 level was just breached, not sure if MS has enought ammo in the holster to "defend" this debacle . . .

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 08:32 | 2446939 SheepDog-One

Mr Charles Biderman....please pick up a white courtesy margin call telephone....thank you.

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 08:38 | 2446970 booboo

Way to kick a guy in the Sausalito's, ouch!

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 09:17 | 2447086 tarsubil

You'll have to excuse me here but did Biderman actually push FB?

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 10:49 | 2447510 SheepDog-One

Here for starters Biderman talks about loading FB Biderman's Daily Edge 5/14/2012: Stocks & Gold Should Rally Post Facebook IPO - YouTube

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 08:34 | 2446945 ZombieHuntclub

Couldnt have happened to a nicer guy

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 08:34 | 2446946 pamriallc

See www.unfacebook.us

LOL

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 08:37 | 2446965 GetZeeGold

Dibs on the IPO.......calling shotgun and all that stuff.

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 08:39 | 2446951 Floodmaster

Everybody hates facebook, People talking about themselves with a vanishing audience... Get a life.

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 08:47 | 2446995 Downtoolong

The FaceBook $38/share support freebie courtesy of Morgan Stanley is now gone.

Um, I’m just curious Mary Schapiro, how exactly does the SEC define stock price manipulation?

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 08:56 | 2447028 dbomb12

Only applies to anyone trading in penny stocks

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 09:50 | 2447041 kahunabear

In the internut ipo days the underwriters bought in massive amounts of the entire float. So, nothing new, but, yeah, I have always thought it to be pretty sleazy. They call it "making a market".

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 08:53 | 2447013 puck

Theres no real money in it since most people there are to into themselves to notice any adds.

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 09:01 | 2447044 Snakeeyes

Bad software and cold feet.

http://confoundedinterest.wordpress.com/2012/05/21/facebook-the-morning-after-bad-software-and-cold-feet/

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 09:03 | 2447046 Salt

Think FB users are discussing the IPO? Or perhaps are people Tweeting about it?

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 09:19 | 2447092 bdc63

36.59 pre-open ... this day is shaping up to almost as much fun as Friday ...

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 09:34 | 2447135 bdc63

9:32am and 24 millions shares of FB traded ... sitting at $35 right now

Happy Birrthday to ME!!!!!!!!

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 09:41 | 2447163 tarsubil

This is fun to watch. Come on, break 35.

Man, when the damn broke it broke hard. LOL

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 10:47 | 2447508 bdc63

"somebody" seems to be supporting it at $33 ... for the time being ...

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 17:52 | 2448973 StychoKiller

Facebook, Inc. (Facebook) is engaged in building products to create utility for users, developers, and advertisers. People use Facebook to stay connected with their friends and family, to discover what is going on in the world around them, and to share and express what matters to them to the people they care about. Developers can use the Facebook Platform to build applications and Websites that integrate with Facebook to reach its global network of users and to build personalized and social products. Advertisers can engage with more than 900 million monthly active users (MAUs) on Facebook or subsets of its users based on information they have chosen to share with the Company, such as their age, location, gender, or interests. It offers advertisers a combination of reach, relevance, social context and engagement.

What is all that worth to youze?

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 09:22 | 2447101 ParaZite

Going down...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3Yrhv33Zb8

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 09:30 | 2447122 GrinandBearit

LOL! It's raining outside, but today is a lovely day.

Fuck you Hoodieberg...

Fuck you CNBC...

Fuck you Morgan Stanley.

The icing on the cake would be the market taking a nose dive again today.... please.

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 09:35 | 2447138 Morrotzo

PERFECT TIME FOR DOLLAR COST ADVERAGING! I HAVE A TARGET OF 90 BUCKS (MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!) A SHARE!

BUY! BUY! BUY!

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 10:25 | 2447422 SokPOTUS

Easy there, Jimmy....

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 09:38 | 2447149 icanhasbailout

Massive plunge at the open... they may have to halt trading in the stock OMG

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 09:42 | 2447174 tarsubil

Tried to hold $35 but bam! Down over 10%. Take that Zuck!

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 09:46 | 2447190 icanhasbailout

my instincts are telling me FB would have already gone "no bid" if not for artificial supports

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 09:49 | 2447204 azzhatter

Do you really want to re-connect with people that hated you 20 years ago?

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 09:49 | 2447206 MeanReversion

So how much is Morgan Stanley losing holding on to Facebook inventory?

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 09:55 | 2447235 kahunabear

Me thinks they are losing their butts. Might well hold it htough, huh, it's just a paper loss, ha.

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 10:07 | 2447325 ZeroIQ

Why isn't there any shorting possible in FACEFARCE? I want to make money!

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 10:10 | 2447340 ParaZite

33 bucks a share and falling, down 12% according to Money.cnn.com

Someone is taking a bath.

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 10:14 | 2447346 ParaZite

Facebook went public late Thursday, pricing its shares at $38 apiece. That price was set by a consortium of 33 dumbfucks... led by Morgan Stanley, along with JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs.

I couldn't think of a better bunch of assholes to bite the farm and lose a fuck ton of money on Facebook that these asshats. :)

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 10:26 | 2447430 SokPOTUS

She better divorce him soon, while there are still assets to get to. Don't want to become just another unsecured creditor...

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 11:01 | 2447545 TrainWreck1