Dallas-based Nasdaq Texas is getting in on the hottest IPO of the year.
SpaceX publicly filed for its highly anticipated initial public offering Wednesday, and according to its filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, its stock is planned to be listed on both Nasdaq and Nasdaq Texas under the symbol SPCX.
Billionaire Elon Musk’s Starbase, Texas-headquartered space exploration company is expected to be the biggest stock market debut ever. Bloomberg reported in April that the company had filed to go public confidentially and could be seeking a valuation of more than $2 trillion. SpaceX recently acquired Musk’s artificial intelligence venture, xAI, in a deal that valued the combined entity at $1.25 trillion. Chips giant Nvidia is currently the world’s most valuable company at a valuation of more than $5 trillion, while Musk’s electric vehicle maker Tesla is ninth at a valuation around $1.5 trillion.
A splashy event in March celebrating Nasdaq Texas’ SEC approval outside the Alamo in San Antonio included the CEOs of the first five companies expected to dual list on Nasdaq Texas including APA Corp., Construction Partners Inc., J.B. Hunt Transportation Services, Huntington Bancshares, and ProFrac Services. It was also attended by Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.
Racz’s stated goal for the exchange is to bring global capital to Texas and create reinvestable opportunities in the state. Musk has deepened his companies’ ties to Texas in recent years, moving Tesla and SpaceX’s headquarters to Texas and reincorporating them as Texas corporations as well (moving their legal homes).
Companies that list on Nasdaq’s Global market or Global Select Market qualify for Nasdaq Texas, and the process for Nasdaq-listed companies to get a dual listing on Nasdaq Texas is simple.
Nasdaq declined to comment for this story.